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November 13, 2025|Blogs

China Welcomes STEM Talent While the United States Pushes It Away

The federal government has imposed a $100,000 fee on companies seeking to sponsor H-1B visas for foreign workers in specialty occupations, which could undermine U.S. efforts to attract top STEM talent. Policymakers should establish a program that grants green cards to temporary visa holders with non-social science STEM degrees.

November 13, 2025|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Korea’s Next Frontier: Competing Through Physical AI

Korea cannot match the United States on foundational model innovation or China on manufacturing scale. But it holds a unique combination of strengths that neither possesses together: semiconductor fabrication, precision manufacturing, and world-class industrial robotics deployment.

November 12, 2025|Blogs

iRobot's Avoidable Predicament: An Antitrust Enforcement Blunder

The failure of the Amazon/iRobot transaction, which was opposed by EU and U.S. antitrust authorities, has had catastrophic consequences for the American robotics firm and played into the hands of Chinese robot manufacturing rivals.

November 12, 2025|Blogs

Yes, Lina Khan Is a Marxist

The neo-Brandeisian movement cleverly repackages Marxist ideology under the guise of antitrust.

November 10, 2025|Reports & Briefings

Decoupling Risks: How Semiconductor Export Controls Could Harm US Chipmakers and Innovation

U.S. export controls on semiconductor sales to China reduce U.S. chipmakers’ revenues, lower their R&D investment capabilities, and reduce industry employment. As such, U.S. policymakers should keep semiconductor export controls to a minimum.

November 7, 2025|Blogs

Defense Right-to-Repair Proposals Shouldn’t Compromise IP, Innovation, or Safety

Proposals in Congress to expand right-to-repair rules for defense systems risk weakening military innovation and safety by forcing contractors to disclose proprietary intellectual property that already falls under existing DOD access rights.

November 7, 2025|Blogs

The CCP’s Useful Idiots

We see plenty of “useful idiots” today. They no longer carry the Bolsheviks’ water, but rather parrot the CCP line as they disparage the West and praise China.

November 7, 2025|Blogs

How the Digital Markets Act Let Consumers Down

Despite its promise to make Europe’s digital economy fairer and more open, the Digital Markets Act has instead made life online slower, costlier, and more complicated for the very consumers it was meant to protect.

November 5, 2025|Testimonies & Filings

Comments to the FCC Regarding Reducing Barriers and Accelerating Network Modernization

It is high time for the Commission to remove unnecessary regulations that stand in the way of next-generation network deployment, and to do so in a manner that ensures consumers do not lose access to critical emergency services.

November 4, 2025|Blogs

Big Tech Goes to SCOTUS? Google’s Petition in Epic v. Google Makes the Case

Google’s petition in Epic v. Google raises big questions about key antitrust liability and remedial standards, foreshadowing similar arguments on appeal in the DOJ v. Google search case.

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