Competitiveness
When the Fix Is In, Patients Lose
Last year, many statehouses across the country looked to address a growing consumer issue broadly known as “right to repair.” Now with legislative sessions kicking off in more than 40 states across the country, this policy looks like it will continue to stay at the...
Washington’s ‘Knowledge Problem’ About Innovation, Technology and Google
Frequent antitrust interventions into the economy have thankfully been out of fashion in recent years. However, about once a decade Washington uses government’s biggest hammer against industry, antitrust law, in an effort to smash a disfavored company. This is one of...
Is DoD Control of Our 5G Future the US Path to Innovation?
Earlier this week the Department of Defense concluded the time it allowed for people to submit information regarding the Department’s plan to own and operate a national 5G network. The DoD was seeking guidance on how it could support and develop 5G deployment for...
The Last Mile of the Last Mile
Internet access and broadband coverage across the country is one of the many great American success stories of the innovation economy. For the last decade broadband service providers have made major investments, typically ranking as the largest capital-expenditure...