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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.
May 28, 2025|Blogs
The FTC v. Meta Trial Ends: Why the Government’s Case Is Doomed
While the ultimate ruling by Judge Boasberg remains uncertain, the tea leaves do seem to point to yet another defeat for the FTC against Meta.
May 27, 2025|Blogs
Too Many Trees, Not Enough Forest: Comments on the Recent Nuclear Energy Executive Order
President Trump’s executive order takes aim at nuclear regulations, but without broader support for innovation, development, and scale-up, America’s nuclear ambitions will remain stuck on the launchpad.
May 27, 2025|Blogs
Fact of the Week: Banning M&A Activity Reduces GDP 15 percent, and Reducing Product Market Competition Lowers Overall Output 10 percent
A recent working paper finds that management quality plays a pivotal role in determining whether firms expand, contract, acquire, or shut down.
May 27, 2025|Blogs
Drug Development in Microgravity: The Next Frontier in Biopharmaceutical Innovation
Microgravity could be the next big breakthrough in drug development, but only if policymakers act now to turn space-based research from potential into progress.
May 22, 2025|Blogs
Forget GDP. The Real Reason to Boost Manufacturing Is Power
A deindustrialized nation, which the United States is on the path to becoming, is not a strong nation. Especially not when China is doing everything it can to dominate the world’s advanced, dual-use industries.
May 22, 2025|Blogs
CFR’s “Climate Realism” Regrettably Strays Into Climate Imperialism
A recent manifesto from the Council on Foreign Relations argues emerging economies must slash their emissions—and to that end, “Every tool of the United States and allies’ arsenals, spanning diplomatic and economic coercion to military might, should be on the table.” This green imperialism is both profoundly, irredeemably immoral and unrealistic.
May 21, 2025|Blogs
Consumers Need a Moratorium on State Retail Delivery Fees
A patchwork of state and local retail delivery fees that act as hidden taxes on everyday purchases. Without federal action, these fees could spread rapidly—making it more expensive for Americans to buy everything from groceries to school supplies.
May 21, 2025|Blogs
Who Needs the World Anyway? (American Innovators Do)
Advanced technology companies in the United States export more than half a trillion dollars annually. These firms also have a global presence by manufacturing abroad. Retaliation against U.S. tariffs would harm these exports and foster more offshoring.
May 21, 2025|Blogs
AI Companions Risk Over-Regulation with State Legislation
Instead of legislating AI companions based on a real understanding of the benefits and potential harms of AI companions, states risk over-regulating before the technology can reach its full potential.
May 20, 2025|Blogs
“Khanservative” Antitrust Is Not the Answer to the Failure of Neoliberalism
Instead of throwing out the corporate baby with the bathwater, how about some nuance in the justified critique of neoliberalism?
