Publications

Research and development (R&D) is central to a firm’s competitiveness, both domestically and internationally. Data from the National Science Foundation shows that U.S.-based firms have increased foreign R&D investment flows over the last decade.

While ITIF commends the CMA for asking whether competition policy is consistent with broader growth and competitiveness goals, in several respects the Discussion Paper appears to condone policies that would run counter to—not ensure—a faster growing and more globally competitive Britain.

France’s criminal investigation into TikTok for imperfect content moderation sets a dangerous precedent that would chill lawful speech and push platforms toward overly restrictive policies.

A report on inequality commissioned for this year’s G20 summit offers ill-advised antitrust recommendations for reducing income and wealth inequality.

ITIF urges NTIA to pair BEAD’s technology-neutral deployment reforms with targeted home-broadband affordability support—using remaining funds with tight eligibility guardrails—so the program truly closes the digital divide rather than stopping at infrastructure.

A pro-worker agenda isn’t the same as a “national greatness” agenda. Workers are an interest group like any other: sometimes aligned with what’s best for the American Republic, and sometimes not.

Robin Gaster argues that as the U.S. races toward a nuclear revival, it must first absorb France’s hard-earned lessons on cost overruns, delays, and governance failures to avoid repeating the same expensive mistakes.

Banning AI companions may appear protective, but broad restrictions would cut youth off from beneficial support tools, create privacy risks through age verification, and overregulate general chatbots instead of improving safety with better parental controls and transparency.

Congress’s attention would be far better spent elsewhere than on overhauling American antitrust law with new digital rules.