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As flooding takes hold in unusual places across the United States, including eastern Kentucky, St. Louis, and even Las Vegas, Americans are grappling with the devastating effects. Many have lost…
People across the United States are feeling the effects of the highest inflation in 40 years. As the additional cost of gas, groceries and rent begins to weigh on families, politicians across the…
“Too often, it is simply assumed that consumers benefit from more openness, and that shared/open platforms are the natural order of things.” — Dirk Auer
Incredibly, 2022 marks 15 years since…
America’s puritanical roots are rarely more apparent than in the nation’s sexual health discourse. Comprehensive sexuality education is often regarded with suspicion; people living with human…
During the 2021-2022 legislative session, at least three states—Hawaii, Missouri and Vermont—considered bills that would decriminalize voluntary sex work. While none of those passed, the state…
On July 20, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a markup for the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). The bill was reported favorably by the committee with a 53-2 vote after an…
On June 30, an anonymous user claimed to have stolen the records of one billion Chinese citizens on a cybercrime forum. The user claimed that the database totaling 42 terabytes—the equivalent of…
We, the undersigned economic, legal, and public policy experts, write to express concern over legislative and executive branch proposals aimed at dramatically expanding government antitrust and…
On July 12, R Street’s Cyber team, in collaboration with the House Congressional Cyber Caucus, hosted a staff briefing discussing the status and trajectory of EU-U.S. data flows—namely, on the…
The Electoral Count Act (ECA) has been in desperate need of reform since it was enacted in 1887. It was designed to resolve the crisis of the 1876 election, in which three states submitted multiple,…