The Times of Northwest Indiana
Biden’s $100 Billion Push for Broadband Equity Is No Panacea
In our pandemic age, high-speed internet has become a necessity. Whether paying utility bills, logging in for school, or sending job applications, the transition from paper and pen to browsers and email has been swift. It makes sense that President Joe Biden and the Democratic majority in Congress want major investments in internet development. “A…
Are Consumers Getting the Short Stick on Data Privacy?
On a Monday, there is a data leak affecting half a billion Facebook accounts, by Tuesday a bot has scraped 500 million LinkedIn accounts. On Wednesday, Stanford University announces a hack that exposed thousands of social security numbers and financial details. Then Thursday, the world’s largest aviation IT company announces 90 percent of passenger data may have been accessed in a cyber-attack. And…
Biden Can Channel Libertarian Ideas to Woo Some of the Trump Coalition
The 2016 Donald Trump coalition was one for the ages. These were far from typical Republican voters, made up of disaffected liberals, libertarians, nationalists, run-of-the-mill conservatives and skeptics of adventurous foreign policy. Rhetoric on “dismantling” of the administrative state, promises of low taxes and cutting down on wars abroad convinced many moderates and libertarians who…
Beware Those Coming After Your Delivery Apps
The pandemic has, for better or worse, forced us to live online. That has made internet retail, digital services and delivery apps a godsend for millions of us sequestered at home. This entirely new sector of the economy has allowed us to safely buy and enjoy without the risk of coronavirus. At the press of…
What Happened to the Right to Choose Your Healthcare?
Alice Echo-News Journal, Amarillo Globe-News, Arizona Daily Sun, Auburn Pub, Austin American-Statesman, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Community Media Group, Duluth News Tribune, Empire-Tribune, Finger Lake Times, Fredericksburg Times, Gaston Gazette, Hava Sun News, Herald Democrat, Inside Sources, Journal Courrier, Journal Times, Kenosha News, Lompo Record, RecordNet, Roanoke Times, Sentinel Source, Shelby Star, The Eagle, The Intelligencer, The Journal Times, The State Journal-Register, Waco Tribune-Herald, WISC NewsFrom atop the lecterns at the Democratic presidential debates and the White House, a common trope is dismantling and rejiggering how health care is delivered in America. For the left, the emphasis is on expanding who can access government-backed health insurance programs while cutting off the role of the private sector. On the right, President…