EconomyCommentary
Outer Space and Private Property
As a new generation of entrepreneurs has rekindled interest in outer space the issue of private property has moved from the margins to center stage…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Politicians Seek to Drive Out Income Opportunities in California
With the COVID-19 recession causing high unemployment around the country, now is the time for policymakers to lift barriers to earning an income. With limited… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why a Safe Harbor Is Needed to Protect Gig Workers’, Gig Users’ Safety
You know there’s something wrong if companies can’t do the right thing without potentially destroying their entire business model. In fact, many of the ways… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How the Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Forces Average Americans to Subsidize Rich Californians
Congress in 2008 passed the Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit to make electric vehicles more affordable, thereby encouraging their use. Yet, a 2019… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
China Is Trying to Steal Data From US Government and You
A cybersecurity battle is raging. In recent weeks, Chinese hackers stole, or attempted to steal, terabytes of data from the U.S. government, businesses, and private… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Economic Freedom Provides the Foundation for Teleworking
Social distancing and shutdown policies related to the coronavirus pandemic have important effects in slowing the spread of the virus. Ensuring that our health system… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Asia’s Space Age
Among other things, 2020 has been marked by a major revival of the Space Age, almost a Space Age 2.0. Unlike the first Space Age, which… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On Space Exploration Day, US Continues to Lead in Space
July 20 marks Space Exploration Day, conveniently just 10 days before NASA is scheduled to launch its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to the surface of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Digital Trade Is a Key Component of Economic Freedom
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has confirmed the critical value of e-commerce—and more broadly, digital trade. The outbreak has significantly constrained people’s physical contact and movement… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Administration Weighs Banning TikTok, Other Chinese Apps
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the Trump administration is strongly considering banning TikTok and other Chinese apps. “We are taking this very… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As South Korea Cracks Down on Sexual Exploitation Online, More Must Be Done to Fight Human Trafficking
Two hundred sixty thousand. That is the estimated number of users of “Nth rooms.” Nth rooms are chat rooms that illegally produce and sell sexually… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
What You Need to Know About Trump’s Social Media Executive Order
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on social media Thursday. Klon Kitchen, director of the Center for Technology Policy at The Heritage Foundation,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
UK Reverses Course on Huawei on 5G and Stands Up to China
It’s been a bad few days for the Communist Party-led government in Beijing in its efforts to gain economic and strategic influence in the United… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Twitter Uses Fact-Checking as a Weapon Against Trump
Fact-checking sounds innocuous enough. After all, as the late Senate Democrat Patrick Moynihan reportedly once said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Are Millennials the Least Entrepreneurial Generation Since WWII?
It used to be that starting a small business was seen as the way up to wealth, or at least middle-class respectability. Nearly half (49.7%)… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
What Does Facebook’s New Oversight Board Mean for Conservative Posts?
Facebook recently announced the first 20 members of its new oversight board. The role of the board is to guide Facebook through decisions on what… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Misinformation Isn’t the Only Danger
Who gets to determine what’s “misinformation” and what’s not? As social media companies, under pressure, move in a direction of imposing stricter rules about permissible… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Don’t Fall Prey to Cybercriminals Exploiting COVID-19 Pandemic
As though things weren’t bad enough, now we learn that hackers are using the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis to attack individuals and organizations. The FBI has… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Costly, Ineffective Climate Mandate for Airlines Rightly Left at Gate in COVID-19 Bill
Only in Washington would it make sense to “help” an industry and its consumers by imposing a new regulation. The House of Representatives’ coronavirus relief… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Nurturing and Improving Telehealth in the Time of Coronavirus
The spread of the Chinese coronavirus will strain America’s health care system to the breaking point. Primary care physicians already are overbooked, medical products are… Read More
SecurityNews
What to Do About Our ‘Tech Cold War’ With China
China wants to use artificial intelligence and 5G technology to “control the world” and undermine human rights, a Heritage Foundation national security analyst said Friday… Read More
SocietyNews
On TikTok App, Abortion Becomes Hot Topic
The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which temporarily banned a U.S. pro-life organization, is becoming a major conversation hub in the abortion debate. Many young… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Fight for Semiconductor Leadership in Asia
Beijing wants to become the global leader in a variety of advanced technologies. To get there, government entities have been investing more than $100 billion in China’s domestic semiconductor industry. Beijing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why New Auto Tariffs Won’t Increase Research and Development
In just a few days, the Trump administration could impose new tariffs on automobile and auto parts imports. The administration has erroneously claimed that tariffs… Read More
SocietyCommentary
YouTube Won’t Let a Medical Doctor Say This Sentence
“See, if you want to cut off a leg or an arm, you’re mentally ill, but if you want to cut off healthy breasts or… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Facebook Isn’t Broken. Government Shouldn’t ‘Fix’ It.
In a divided Washington, hating Facebook has brought the left and right together. It’s a dangerous collaboration. But when you take a closer look at… Read More
SocietyCommentary
China Is Attempting to Control What Americans Think
Russia has drawn a lot of criticism for its heavy-handed manipulation of U.S. social media, and deservedly so. But almost unnoticed, another nation has been… Read More
EconomyNews
Facebook Announces Effort to Clearly Mark Fake News
Facebook announced Monday an effort to “protect the 2020 U.S. elections” by clearly marking fake news posts, offering protections to politicians’ accounts and offering more… Read More
EconomyNews
Schumer Calls for Federal Probe of Russia-Based FaceApp
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced recently on Twitter the “need” for a federal investigation into the popular Russia-based image-editing technology for smartphones called “FaceApp.”… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What I Saw of the Apollo Program as a Kid in the 1960s
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing, I am not sure that today’s generation quite understands just how exciting this was… Read More
