Innovation
Drama And Chaos At The Federal Trade Commission (From The Hill) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is having a meltdown. Congress should remedy the root cause before this seriously damages the U.S. economy. The FTC is supposed to protect the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair competi ...
A Dynamic U.S. Oil Industry Will Curb Gargantuan Emissions From Russia And China (From RealClearEnergy) The war in Ukraine and the end of the pandemic have spotlighted a difficult, stubborn reality for zealous environmental activists in the U.S. and Europe: none of their efforts will mean anything unless sizable emissions cuts are made in Russia and Chin ...
Ukraine Loves Big Tech; Washington Should Learn Why And Stop Hating It (From InsideSources DC Journal) Ukrainian leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, are ecstatic about the work of U.S. Big Tech companies to save Ukraine from Russian conquest and even greater suffering. Zelensky has even awarded Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Ukraine’s presti ...
Conservatives Must Counter President Biden’s Antitrust Push (From RealClearMarkets) The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice have been especially active under the first two years of the Biden Administration. President Biden and his appointees have demonstrated a willingness to use the antitr ...
Tech-Fueled Side Hustles Help Americans Overcome Inflation (From RealClearMarkets) With inflation and other economic maladies continuing to pound away at tens of millions of hard-working Americans, many are turning to tech-based side hustles to fight back and thrive. The American spirit of innovation and resilience is alive and well. ...
The Escalating Absurdity Of Tech-Bashing Legislation (From RealClearMarkets) Congress has legitimate, huge issues on its plate this lame duck session, including government funding, a potential rail strike, and more. Addressing the so-called big tech and antitrust issues of the day, such as the order by which Amazon lists its lo ...
Conservatives Should Nix Support For Klobuchar’s Tech Bill (From RealClearPolicy) Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) big tech-bashing American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) has garnered significant Republican support, even though it does nothing to address the free speech issues that have so justifiably enraged conservatives. ...
Beware Of Labor Pandering That Endangers National Security During the Korean War, the United Steelworkers of America announced they planned to go on strike. Panic ripped through the Truman administration as it worried a strike would disrupt supplies of steel for weapons and munitions. The administration tried ...
U.S. Defense Companies Are World-Class Innovators. Why Doesn’t Washington Know That? (From Forbes) It has become an article of faith among defense experts in both parties that defense companies, even the biggest ones, are not innovative. If you want something creative, the thinking goes, you should turn to Silicon Valley. However, the evidence sugge ...
The New Arsenal Of Democracy: The U.S. Commercial High-Tech Industry’s Role In Countering The China Threat The character of the international order is changing. These changes encompass all elements of national power – economic, technological, social/cultural, political, and military. The United States and its democratic friends and allies are facing a host of challenges to every dimension of their security. They are facing both traditional challenges, such as the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and new ones, such as the competition in advanced technologies.