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What is the correct economic strategy for a nation?

The president-elect is right to reject the consensus opinion in Washington that trade deficits don’t matter. But tariffs won’t solve the problem. The better solution is to drive down the value of the dollar and drive up domestic production in advanced industries.

There are several reasons for thinking DOJ is on shaky ground in attempting to define three separate ad exchange, ad server, and ad network markets given the Supreme Court’s decision in Amex.

Mandatory labeling for AI-generated content, particularly through watermarking, is neither a reasonable nor effective solution to the issues policymakers seek to address. Rather than singling out AI-generated content, policymakers should prioritize building trust within the digital ecosystem as a whole.

There is a huge opportunity to change the technology narrative of recent years, making it less about fear, potential downsides and things to blame, and more about national development, competitiveness, and prosperity in an “America First” context.

While the FTC has lived to fight another day, the likelihood that it will overcome the hurdles implicated by Judge Boasberg’s summary judgment opinion is slim.

In the EU-27 countries, from 2013 to 2022, annual wages increased by 0.24 percent in information and communication technology (ICT) services compared to 0.20 percent across the rest of the economy.

The FTC’s September 2024 staff report on the data practices of nine major social media and video streaming companies makes four flawed claims: that platforms surveil users, secretly share data with advertisers, collect data to block competitors, and limit consumer choice due to insufficient competition.

Reviving U.S. semiconductor manufacturing requires targeted solutions—not broad tariffs that raise costs and hinder global competitiveness.

Policymakers in South Korea are weighing a raft of digital market provisions inspired by the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Their goal is to rein in allegedly anticompetitive practices by Big Tech firms. But the proposed interventions are unwarranted and risk harming innovation, straining relations with the United States during uncertain times, and opening the door to China.