Competition & Free Market

The importance of market competition in the race for a global advantage in innovation is vital to growth as a nation. Policies that protect self-rule, free-entry and free-scope enable businesses and the economy to compete successfully to spur progress in public and private institutions.

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The Cost of Protecting Teens Online

by Bartlett Cleland | Feb 15, 2024 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Ecosystem, Online Speech, Privacy, Security

Both state and federal legislators are actively pushing legislation designed to “protect our children online.” Of course, there is already a federal Children’s Online Privacy Act that regulates the online collection of personal information about children under 13...

Analyzing the Biden Administration’s Tech and Innovation Policy Agenda

by Bartlett Cleland | Jul 13, 2021 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Broadband, Competitiveness, IEI post, Online Speech, Regulation, Wireless

While it took a couple months for clarity to replace idle speculation, the Biden administration’s tech and innovation public policy agenda is increasingly clear. The forecast? Government with little chance of free markets. At his recent address to Congress President...

Closing the Laboratories Just as They Are Most Needed

by Bartlett Cleland | Jul 13, 2021 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, IEI post, Regulation, Taxes & Budget, Wireless

In 1932, progressive U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis popularized a phrase regarding the importance of the U.S. system of federalism. As he wrote, “…a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and...