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No, U.S. Manufacturing Is Not At An All-Time High
Daniel Moynihan once stated that “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” This is no more true than with today’s debate over the health of U.S. manufacturing; a debate that is critical to get right if policy makers are to respond appropriately.
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May 11, 2020
No, U.S. Manufacturing Is Not At An All-Time High
Daniel Moynihan once stated that “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” This is no more true than with today’s debate over the health of U.S. manufacturing; a debate that is critical to get right if policy makers are to respond appropriately.
May 7, 2020
Price Controls on Food Delivery Apps Don’t Make Sense
Food delivery apps are an important tool for enabling physical distancing and keeping people fed and restaurants in business during these uncertain times. Disrupting a competitive market that provides such an important service is, now more than ever, a bad idea.
April 15, 2020
Most State Unemployment Websites Fail Mobile and Accessibility Tests
ITIF tested the page load speed, mobile-friendliness, and accessibility of all 50 state unemployment websites using publicly available tools. The results show that many of these sites are not just ill-suited to handle significant rises in traffic, but also poorly designed.
March 13, 2020
Technology Should Be Part of Any Stimulus Plan
Any stimulus package should include measures to spur technology deployment that would not just boost the economy, but also, in some cases, help society become more resilient so that we are better able to cope with future pandemics, which are all but inevitable.
March 2, 2020
States and Feds Must Help Local Cybersecurity Efforts
Cyberattacks are on the rise at all levels of government, but many small jurisdictions do not have the resources to protect themselves. Their vulnerability affects states and the federal government, who must pitch in.
February 24, 2020
How to Solve America’s Giant Innovation Imbalance
It has become clear that the future of developed economies lies in advanced innovation industries—both in new tech industries and in many traditional industries that are being transformed by
January 20, 2020
Fostering Innovation-Based Growth Centers in the Heartland
There is now a crisis of regional imbalance at a continental scale that is throwing off disturbing side effects that cry out for response.
December 9, 2019
The Case for Growth Centers: How to Spread Tech Innovation Across America
The federal government should take aggressive steps to spur the development of more tech hubs in America’s heartland by identifying promising metro areas and helping them transform into self-sustaining innovation centers.
December 5, 2018
How Can Smaller Cities Join the Growing AI Economy?
In a column for Government Technology Magazine, Daniel Castro outlines the steps state and local governments can take to ensure the businesses in their jurisdictions fully benefit from the transition to an AI economy.
September 1, 2018
Boosting State Website Security
In a column for Government Technology, Daniel Castro explains how states can improve the security of their government websites by implementing DNSSEC all state government domains.

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