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Setting the Policy Agenda on Innovation Issues

  • Alongside our in-depth policy reports, ITIF’s long-running Innovation Files blog serves as a forum where analysts provide quick takes, quips, and commentary on the latest in technology and innovation policy.
  • Other blogs from ITIF include In the Arena, Rob Atkinson’s notes on the battle of ideas (also on Substack at policyarena.org), plus special series, such as The Brussels Effect, examining how the EU exports its regulatory agenda; Defending Digital, examining spurious critiques of the tech industry; and Innovate4Health, covering the intersection between intellectual property and life sciences innovation.
  • ITIF analysts also frequently contribute op-eds and commentary pieces to leading publications around the world.

September 4, 2026|Blogs

The US Should Harness Private-Sector Cyber Power Responsibly

Enlisting private companies in offensive cyber operations could strengthen U.S. efforts against transnational cybercrime, but the program needs rigorous guardrails and congressional oversight to limit collateral damage and escalation.

September 4, 2026|Blogs

Tracking Pax Silica’s Evolution: A Timeline

Major agreements, new participants, and key diplomatic and industrial milestones in the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative, which aims to secure global supply chains that underpin AI and other advanced technologies.

September 3, 2026|Blogs

Google’s Spam Policy Change Shows the Costs of DMA Compliance

To avoid a potentially exorbitant Digital Markets Act fine, Google is changing its spam policy in a way that may degrade Search, providing yet another example of the European Commission compelling American firms to weaken their services.

September 1, 2026|Blogs

America Is Building AI Guardrails, But Where Is the Road Forward?

The United States will not realize the full benefits of AI if policymakers treat it primarily as a technology that needs to be constrained.

August 31, 2026|Blogs

Fact of the Week: In Q1 2026, Five Unicorn Firms Accounted for 78 Percent of All Deal Value

The number of venture capital deals involving unicorns—firms valued at $1 billion or more—is growing, with $245.6 billion invested over 225 transactions in Q1 alone. 78 percent of this value was raised by just 5 firms.

August 28, 2026|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

AI Companies Are Destroying Books. That's Not Nearly as Scary as It Sounds.

AI companies’ destructive book scanning neither forecloses competition nor threatens humanity’s cultural inheritance. The FTC should not waste resources investigating it.

August 28, 2026|Blogs

AI’s Frontier Is Moving. Its Legal Definition Should Too

Fixed compute thresholds for “frontier” AI models are quickly becoming outdated, and policymakers should adopt a dynamic, capability-based definition that keeps regulation focused on models posing truly exceptional risks.

August 27, 2026|Blogs

Why the Left Stopped Caring About Production and What That Costs America

The Democratic Party increasingly assumes the economy runs on autopilot, weakening its ability to articulate a serious vision for American economic strength.

August 25, 2026|Blogs

The False Panic Over Workers’ Declining Share of Income

Misleading interpretations of federal data have fueled claims that economic gains are increasingly flowing to shareholders. But when evaluating who benefits from economic growth, wages and salaries are only one component of national income.

August 25, 2026|Blogs

America’s Competitive Advantage Depends on Retaining Scientific Talent

Recent changes to science and immigration policy are making scientists reconsider building their careers in the United States. To preserve America’s competitive advantage, policymakers should ensure stable federal research funding, protect merit-based peer review, and modernize high-skill immigration policy.

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