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October 12, 2026|Testimonies & Filings

Comments to NIST Regarding Modernizing the National Vulnerability Database in the Age of AI

NIST should modernize the NVD by expanding automation, improving coordination with CISA, and adopting more reliable product‑identification and data‑ingestion systems that support machine‑speed defense.

October 9, 2026|Blogs

Backlash to Flock Cameras Is a Trust Issue, Not a Tech Issue

At its core, the backlash against Flock has little to do with automated license plate readers. Instead, amid growing opposition to AI and federal law enforcement, Flock cameras have suffered from being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

October 8, 2026|Blogs

Techno-Doom Panics Are Wired Into Our Brains

Our brains are wired to react to uncertainty with fear before reason catches up. However, giving in to techno-doom panics is bad for humanity.

October 8, 2026|Podcasts

Podcast: Competition and Innovation, With Jack Nicastro

Jack Nicastro sat down with Richard Morrison to discuss antitrust law, the consumer welfare standard, how to be an entrepreneur, and the human value of economic growth.

October 7, 2026|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Sovereignty by Control, Not Passport

Canada should pursue digital sovereignty through contractual safeguards and resilient systems, rather than Canadian ownership requirements that raise costs and create trade risks.

October 6, 2026|Blogs

European Courts Set a Dangerous Precedent for Platform Liability

A German court held Meta liable for fraudulent third-party ads based on how its algorithms rank content, potentially expanding platform liability under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Instead of discouraging platforms from using these algorithms, policymakers should preserve knowledge-based liability protections and focus enforcement on the fraudsters responsible for scam ads.

October 5, 2026|Blogs

Fact of the Week: AI Infrastructure Could Draw $10.3 Trillion in U.S. Investment Through 2032

The United States could pour an estimated $10.3 trillion into the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence between 2025 and 2032.

October 2, 2026|Blogs

Developing Safety Standards Is Not Inherently Anticompetitive

Developing common AI safety standards does not, by itself, undermine competition. Policymakers should not force companies to choose between competing vigorously and working together to prevent serious safety risks. Antitrust law should allow both.

October 2, 2026|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

California’s Paramount Settlement Doesn’t Stop at Antitrust

More troubling than any effects on competition the decree will have is what it does to antitrust itself: It uses competition law to enact industrial policy goals that have little to do with competition.

October 1, 2026|Blogs

The China Challenge Is Not the Japan Challenge—It’s Worse

Japan was a competitor inside the U.S. alliance system. China is a rival trying to replace it. Waiting for China to repeat Japan’s slowdown is not a strategy.

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