Tech Policy Podcast

Alicia Wanless (Carnegie Endowment) joins the show to discuss the links between information and technology, information competition through history, the need for a better understanding of information ecosystems, whether we’re in an information “civil war,” and much else besides.There Is No Getting Ahead of Disinformation Without Moving Past ItThe Astor Place Riot

Geoff Manne, president and founder of the International Center for Law & Economics, and host Corbin Barthold, internet policy counsel at TechFreedom, discuss the FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon.FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Mission to Destroy Amazon Will Harm Millions of ConsumersFTC v Amazon: Significant Burdens to Prove Relevant Markets and Net Consumer HarmTech Policy Podcast #353: The Google Search Antitrust Trial

Crackdowns on Encrypted Messaging Don’t ‘Help the Children’The UK Online Safety Bill Must Not Violate Our Rights to Free Speech and Private CommunicationUK Government ‘Concession’ on Breaking End-to-End Encryption in the Online Safety Act (Just Passed) Turns Out Not to Be OneAround the World, Threats to LGBTQ+ Speech Deepen

The Conservative Futurist, a futurist exploring the intersection of conservative ideology and the future of technology and society, discusses the decline in productivity growth, the connection between culture and innovation, the hypothetical scenario of a scientifically innovative Roman Empire, political disintegration and the challenges of liberal democratic market capitalism, and the link between economic growth and tolerance for a better future.

The Fundamental Problems with Social Media Age-Verification LegislationTexas Legislature Convinced First Amendment Simply Does Not ExistLeak of California Gun Owners’ Private Data Far Wider than Originally ReportedRepublicans Can’t Decide If They Want Online Privacy or NotTech Policy Podcast #342: Save the Children (From State Social Media Laws)

Judge Mehta’s summary judgment orderEurope’s Antitrust Demagogues Shake Down Google

Content Moderation’s Legalism ProblemCollective Security in a Federated WorldTech Policy Podcast #345: Content Moderation Around the WorldIn Internet Speech Cases, SCOTUS Should Stick Up For Reno v. ACLU

Exploring the impact of the Supreme Court decision on Chevron deference, the podcast discusses the history of the doctrine and the complications surrounding its application. They also highlight the role of the solicitor general's office, the need for clarity, and the potential implications of the potential end of Chevron deference.

Ari Cohn, Free Speech Counsel at TechFreedom, joins the show to discuss Missouri v. Biden, the tricky relationship between the First Amendment and government jawboning of social media platforms, and the unhinged discourse around social media “censorship.”Links:Judge Doughty’s opinionThe Future of Online Speech Shouldn’t Belong to One Trump-Appointed Judge in LouisianaIf You Believe In Free Speech, The GOP’s “Weaponization” Subcommittee Is Not Your FriendWhy Is The Republican Party Obsessed With Social Media?Trumpism on the Bench?The Internet Speech Case That the Supreme Court Can’t Dodge

Eric Berger’s Ars Technica profileLiftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceXJim Dunstan’s new paper on space regulationJim’s recent appearance before the House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyThe ending of Nebo Zovyot (“The Sky Beckons”) (1959)