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Oct 1, 2026
Geniuses are an odd species. To paraphrase Montesquieu, the exceptional are often also a bit loony. Cornelius Vanderbilt, a devotee of spiritualism, believed himself to have...
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Sep 24, 2026
Hard on the heels of the emergence of any new technology come hoards of politicians, like so many moths to the flame of Prometheus, eager to regulate the new innovation. The...
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Sep 18, 2026
Great wars often begin over what seem like small stakes. So began—and so proceeds—the American trade war with Canada. Before the guns of February sounded in 2025,...
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Aug 7, 2026
The work of writing an op-ed on regulatory matters usually proceeds thus: officials decide on a policy; the analyst reads the policy (one hopes), weighs...
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Jun 12, 2026
Ingratitude is one of the chief faults of human nature and, consequently, one of the strongest of all the forces in politics. Too often, proposed intrusions into the market are...
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Jun 4, 2026
The policy of President Donald Trump has, thus far, sided with innovation, particularly with respect to artificial intelligence (AI). But of late, a safety-obsessed insurgency has...
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May 18, 2026
The European Union (EU) cannot keep itself from overregulating the digital world. Last month, the European Commission (EC) published a proposal to compel Google Search to share data...
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Apr 17, 2026
Of the most banal-but-sinister political efforts to enforce ideological orthodoxy in recent years, debanking must rank highly. Quietly, without warning or, often, explanation,...
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Mar 30, 2026
Last summer, the U.S. government became the largest shareholder in Intel, the flagging firm designated a national champion of the semiconductor industry by...
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Mar 19, 2026
Lawmakers in Congress are attempting to test whether the U.S. Code and the bureaucrats who interpret and enforce it can substitute effectively for parents. In almost every context,...
Oct 1, 2026Geniuses are an odd species. To paraphrase Montesquieu, the exceptional are often also a bit loony. Cornelius Vanderbilt, a devotee of spiritualism, believed himself to have...
Sep 24, 2026Hard on the heels of the emergence of any new technology come hoards of politicians, like so many moths to the flame of Prometheus, eager to regulate the new innovation. The...
Sep 18, 2026Great wars often begin over what seem like small stakes. So began—and so proceeds—the American trade war with Canada. Before the guns of February sounded in 2025,...
Aug 7, 2026The work of writing an op-ed on regulatory matters usually proceeds thus: officials decide on a policy; the analyst reads the policy (one hopes), weighs...
Jun 12, 2026Ingratitude is one of the chief faults of human nature and, consequently, one of the strongest of all the forces in politics. Too often, proposed intrusions into the market are...
Jun 4, 2026The policy of President Donald Trump has, thus far, sided with innovation, particularly with respect to artificial intelligence (AI). But of late, a safety-obsessed insurgency has...
May 18, 2026The European Union (EU) cannot keep itself from overregulating the digital world. Last month, the European Commission (EC) published a proposal to compel Google Search to share data...
Apr 17, 2026Of the most banal-but-sinister political efforts to enforce ideological orthodoxy in recent years, debanking must rank highly. Quietly, without warning or, often, explanation,...
Mar 30, 2026Last summer, the U.S. government became the largest shareholder in Intel, the flagging firm designated a national champion of the semiconductor industry by...
Mar 19, 2026Lawmakers in Congress are attempting to test whether the U.S. Code and the bureaucrats who interpret and enforce it can substitute effectively for parents. In almost every context,...