Shaheen–Portman’s Forced Energy Efficiency Hurts
The Senate is expected to vote next week on the Energy Savings and Industrial and Competitiveness Act, sponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Rob Portman,… Read More
LawNews
Can the Police Search Your Cell Phone?
Today, the Supreme Court is hearing oral argument in two cases exploring the authority of police to search cellphones taken from people who have been… Read More
Study: NIST Framework Will Harm Cybersecurity
A new report by George Mason University’s Mercatus Center finds that the Cybersecurity Framework could “ultimately undermine cybersecurity” and diminish the “spontaneous, creative sources of… Read More
Don’t Forget the Benefits of Capitalism
In his classic baseball book “Ball Four,” Jim Bouton writes that as a child he longed to be able to run, just once, across the… Read More
The Chamber in Silicon Valley: Looking for the Next Bill Gates?
The Chamber of Commerce announced this week it is opening a second office in Silicon Valley. The Chamber is no doubt in the hunt to… Read More
Holes in Federal Cybersecurity
Yesterday brought news that the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has found gaps in DHS’s cybersecurity. Politico reports that, according… Read More
Girding the Grid: Educating Leaders Is Key
According to a recent report sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. power grid is under threat from nation-states, organized crime syndicates, hacktivists,… Read More
South by Southwest: Cybersecurity Speaker Needs Your Votes
South by Southwest (SXSW) is the premier tech and social media event in the country. Each year, thousands of people descend on Austin, Texas, to… Read More
Apple vs. Samsung: Why Is the Obama Administration Involved?
Apple and Samsung have been fighting over cell phone patents for a while. Samsung won a round in June when the U.S. International Trade Commission… Read More
Idaho’s Khan Academy Initiative: Embracing Educational Technology
Today’s technology means that education can be tailored to the specific needs of each child. Idaho is leading the way in adopting these types of… Read More
7 Steps to Solve Congressional Cyber Stalemate
Congress is back in session and “ready” to tackle cybersecurity. Regrettably, some in Congress are again proposing 19th century–style legislative solutions to this ultimately 21st-century… Read More
One Step on Cyber Espionage: Reform the Foreign Investment Process
Japanese telecommunications company Softbank wants to buy Sprint Nextel for about $20 billion. One barrier to the deal is unusual: Softbank and Sprint are being… Read More
Overcoming the Digital Divide: What Conservatives Must Do to Win
Robert Draper’s New York Times Magazine article last month spurred debates and discussions among conservatives about the role of digital media in politics. It revealed… Read More
Cybersecurity Executive Order Is a Mistake Every Way You Look at It
President Obama plans to issue his cybersecurity executive order on Wednesday, following his State of the Union address, according to The Hill. Based on drafts… Read More
Capitalism: Making Tires Safer and Most Things Better
Humans have been using tires since the dawn of the automotive age. But today’s tires aren’t much like their predecessors. Instead of being made with… Read More
VIDEO: Why Free Markets Are Moral and Big Government Isn’t
Steve Forbes believes the free market is getting a bum rap. Thanks in part to demagoguery from Washington’s political class and outright vilification from Hollywood, there seems to be… Read More
EPA Gives Green Light for California’s Costly Car Program
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a waiver to the state of California to move forward with its Advanced Clean Cars Program. The… Read More
A123: It’s Not China’s Government That’s The Problem
China’s largest auto-parts maker just won the bidding for A123 Systems, the bankrupted electric car battery company. It’s time to back the car up and… Read More
Time to Remove the Taxpayer Trough from Wind Producers
The meal provided by the taxpayer is over. When pigs finish eating the slop that a farmer put in the trough, they’ll hang around the… Read More
New Targeting Missile Would Knock Out Enemy’s Electronics
On October 16, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force made history when they successfully test-launched a new missile with the capability of remotely disrupting or… Read More
Facing Today’s Sputniks
Fifty-five years ago, America got a huge shock. The Soviets beat us to space with the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. Instead… Read More
Congress Has Its Head in the Cloud
Today the House Judiciary Committee will discuss the technological and innovative power that cloud computing offers to individuals, the private sector, and the government. Cloud… Read More
Wanted: Smart Cybersecurity Solutions
Think back 20 years ago. What were you doing? Whatever answer you came up with, it probably had nothing to do with the Internet, which… Read More
Landmark Supreme Court Ruling on Technology and the Fourth Amendment
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued an important ruling on the subject of surveillance in light of today’s technologies. Its opinion in United States v…. Read More
D.C. Taxi Commission Faces Backlash for Sting Operation on New Car Service
A District of Columbia city council member is calling on the city’s taxicab commission to allow competition to its “mediocre and unreliable” taxi services in… Read More
Morning Bell: The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation
Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more than a year? That’s… Read More
Without Fanfare of Ohio or Wisconsin, Idaho Enacts Sweeping Reforms
Voters head the polls in Ohio today to decide the fate of collective bargaining reforms for government workers. It’s a high-profile referendum on a controversial… Read More
New Technology and the Arab Revolt
Political and technological changes have a history of going hand in hand. Technology empowers individuals to overcome their isolation and connect to share ideas, information,… Read More
Morning Bell: Time for America to Get Cyber-Serious
In the 1995 movie The Net, Sandra Bullock fights computer hackers attempting to cyber-sabotage her life. The hackers successfully change her identity, manipulate U.S. markets,… Read More
Obama vs. the iPad
President Obama’s disdain for new media has become so consistent that it is hard to dismiss as mere posturing. This is all the more ironic… Read More
