Publications
Put simply, term limits have proven to be a brain drain on legislatures. Policymaking is a hard job and an often thankless one at that. There are very few easy, clear-cut decisions in Congress, and…
After the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 turned into a mess that led to an immense loss of life and years of violent havoc in the Middle East, the war’s backers flippantly declared that…
In the first democratic debate, Julian Castro called for a repeal of Section 1325, the part of Title 8 of the United States code that makes it a misdemeanor to illegally enter into the United States….
The road to bad policy is often paved with good intentions.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019, otherwise…
Testimony from:
Caleb Watney, Technology and Innovation Policy Fellow, R Street Institute
Google and Censorship through Search Engines
July 16, 2019
U.S. Senate Committee on the…
Testimony from:
Caleb Watney, Technology and Innovation Policy Fellow, R Street Institute
Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 2: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
July 16, 2019
U.S….
The Honorable Joseph J. Simons
Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Chairman Simons:
The following comments are…
Facebook’s proposed digital currency Libra got most of the attention during Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell’s appearances before Congress last week, but a related topic looms even…
The Washington airwaves have been filled with talk about alleged anti-conservative bias on social media. On Thursday, President Trump held a social media summit of right-wing internet name brands…
With Mexico and Canada’s trade with the United States topping nearly $1.4 trillion in goods and services, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been a tremendous success.
Yet the…