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Another year is coming to a close without a federal privacy bill
State initiatives and congressional inertia have left privacy law in limbo. Here are the scenarios gamed out.
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Clarifying the picture over teen mental health
A graph I published last year included an error. This piece corrects the error, walks through the full recalculation, and then describes some surprising…
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Unpacking the Executive Order on AI
The new AI Executive Order deserves closer legal scrutiny. Most are underweighting the legal challenges and problems to rule of law.
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Silicon innovation is colliding with jurisdictional steel
From DoNotPay's Supreme Court ambitions to the modern 'AI License Raj', regulatory frameworks are challenging the development of AI-driven services.
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Two key heuristics guiding my research into politics and policy
Hayekian welfare states + public policy is the result of a competitive political process
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Half a hundred insights, or 50 things I've learned recently
Noise in plants, gooey corn, a metal alloy lost to the ages, and other interesting bits I've learned recently.
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King Tut's meteorite dagger: A weapon from the heavens
Tutankhamun's iron dagger was more expensive than his gold one. Its story highlights the significance of minerals in the study of history and political…
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Unraveling the mystery: How FDA regulations kept COVID tests out of reach just a year ago
FDA red tape hindered COVID test availability. It is a familiar narrative that echoes the challenges faced by the first-ever pregnancy tests in the…
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