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August 31, 2026|Testimonies & Filings

Comments to the Japan Fair Trade Commission Regarding the Revised “Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination”

The JFTC has an excellent opportunity to set the global gold standard for competition policy in merger enforcement by issuing guidelines that best foster innovation by fully encouraging the dynamic efficiency benefits that business combinations can bring.

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.

August 24, 2026|Blogs

Fact of the Week: Robot Purchases in North American Warehousing Industry Totaled $1.2B in First Half of 2026

Last year, the North American warehouse industry purchased more than 36,700 robots, the largest amount since 2022.

August 20, 2026|Blogs

Getting AI’s Workforce Impact Right Starts With Better Data

Debate over AI’s workforce impact focuses too narrowly on whether it creates or eliminates jobs. Rather than impose new reporting requirements on businesses, policymakers should commission studies and expand existing surveys to capture how AI transforms work, not just changes in headcount.

August 19, 2026|Testimonies & Filings

Comments to NIH on Measuring and Rewarding Scientific Impact

NIH and other federal agencies must adopt a more comprehensive framework for measuring scientific impact, one that captures industry outputs such as new drug development, industry investment in university research, the translation of discoveries into commercial and clinical outcomes, the depth of international scientific partnerships, and the strength of the biomedical talent pipeline.

August 19, 2026|Blogs

Canada’s AI Strategy Focuses on the Wrong Firms

Canada may reach its AI adoption target and still miss its promised productivity gains. Delivering those gains will require deep adoption by large firms, supported by regulatory certainty and stronger tax treatment for AI deployment.

August 19, 2026|Testimonies & Filings

Amicus Brief to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Regarding Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation

It is not necessarily the case that any given iOS user who paid Apple for one or more in-app purchases or for subscription purchases would have been harmed even if Apple had set anticompetitively high commissions.

August 18, 2026|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Korea’s Megaprojects Should Become Export Platforms

Building factories is not the same as achieving lasting industrial strength. Korea should design its “Three Megaprojects” as reference factories that give suppliers the testing, qualification, and commercial track records needed to win customers around the world.

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