To conservatives who want to be back in the saddle, take heart that the cavalry is on the way. But while we’re using horse metaphors: remember to beware Trojans bearing gifts.
Republicans appear likely to take control of the House and quite possibly the Senate in this year’s midterm elections. This will cause many Americans to breathe a sigh of relief thinking that they are safe from President Biden and his Democratic Congressional allies’ assaults on their liberty and prosperity. However, there is one very dangerous economic policy that could pass through a divided House and Senate and be signed into law by President Biden: legislation expanding the use of antitrust and other federal powers to limit the size and scope of companies like Facebook and Google (a.k.a. “big tech”).Unleashing federal prosecutors and bureaucrats on big tech is that rare issue that – at least from the outside – has unified many conservatives and progressives. The two sides contend that big tech companies have become so dominant they are immune from normal market pressure, and that their sweetly named “content moderation” is anti-free speech.
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