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The Best of Both Worlds: Free Speech Is Easy When It Isn't Free
Unpacking the TikTok deal's free speech nightmare, social media's legal immunity, government coercion tactics, and the quest for consistent free speech…
 • Kelly Crawford
Why You Can't Put New Wine Into Old Bottles
How a lack of competition is destroying innovation in the Democratic Party
 • Kelly Crawford
Roundup: How Everyone Else is Dealing with U.S.-China Tech Wars
A look at digital sovereignty, the confusing landscape of U.S. tech strategy, Google's antitrust win, and challenges to child privacy.
 • Kelly Crawford
A Generation Unplugged
The Oversight Roundup: Behind the school phone bans, public data used for assassinations, and foreign influence in the AI age.
 • Kelly Crawford
Reflections from Auschwitz
Evidence preservation in the technological age
 • Kelly Crawford
Roundup: America's State-run Capitalism Experiment
An overview of the H20 chip drama and the fallout for free markets. Plus, reproductive rights, ID verification laws, and Section 230 news.
 • Kelly Crawford
More Than Collateral Damage: Civilian Casualties in a Technological War
How tech developments and changing war strategies are legitimizing the targeting of civilians
 • Kelly Crawford
The US-China Chip War Twist, AI Classrooms, and Africa's Airtime Economy
Some of July's big stories, overlooked stories, and random stories
 • Kelly Crawford
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