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December 20, 2024|Blogs
R&D Under Attack: How the Loss of Immediate Expensing Reduces Innovation Inputs
It is time for Congress to restore the immediate expensing of R&D expenditures by passing the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.
December 20, 2024|Blogs
Apple vs. Europe—the $38 Billion Battle Over the DMA
The incoming administration is unlikely to take kindly to Europe's continuing antitrust attacks against Apple and other U.S. technology companies using a highly aggressive approach to DMA enforcement.
December 19, 2024|Blogs
Behind the Numbers: What’s Really Driving America’s Poor Health Outcomes
America’s poor health outcomes aren’t about bad care—they’re about bad habits, and solving them starts long before the doctor’s office.
December 19, 2024|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles
Book Review: “Marx in the Anthropocene: Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism”
It isn’t often you read a book that advocates for arguably the two most evil, destructive ideas ever advocated: Marxist communism and economic degrowth. One would be bad. Both, as Tokyo University professor Kohei Saito advocates for, are truly horrific.
December 19, 2024|Blogs
Nevada’s BEAD Plan Is Shortchanging Real Digital Divide Progress
Nevada’s broadband plan wastes millions on overpriced fiber projects, ignoring cost-effective solutions like satellite service and neglecting affordability—the real driver of the digital divide.
December 16, 2024|Blogs
Currency Trumps Tariffs
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.
December 16, 2024|Blogs
Crunch Time in DOJ v. Google: An Ad Tech Market Definition Cluster?
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.
December 16, 2024|Blogs
Eight Ways the New Administration Can Pursue a Post-Techlash Agenda
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.
December 13, 2024|Blogs
The Meta Antitrust Case: Trying Times Ahead for the FTC
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.
December 13, 2024|Blogs
Fact of the Week: Wages in ICT Services Have Grown Faster Than Wages Within the Total Business Sector in Europe
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.