By Dr. Rainer Zitelmann In his Lectures on the Philosophy of History, the German philosopher Hegel observed: “But what experience and history teach is this – that peoples and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.” It could well be that Hegel’s verdict is too harsh. Nevertheless, […]
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Alarmist Media Focusing On Wrong COVID-19 Metric
By Erik Sass, TES Editor-in-Chief Fears of a “second wave” of COVID-19, including in parts of the country that have not yet been badly hit, are growing in response to two nearly simultaneous events: the lifting of lockdowns and the wave of protests over George Floyd’s death. The mainstream media is fanning the flames […]
TV White Space Technology Could Help Close the Digital Divide, and Not Just Hypothetically
Krisztina Puzok, American Consumer Institute The use of TV white spaces (TVWS) — the unused spectrum in between TV channels — has brought telehealth services to residents in Logan, OH, broadband access to a remotely located elementary school in Claudeville, VA, and a smart grid to Plumas County, CA. Meanwhile more than 25 percent of […]
Strategic threats to Europe are multiplying
“European Security: Four Priorities for 2020-2024” By Louis Cox-Brusseau, courtesy of Europeum As 2019 draws to a close, the European Union bids farewell to a year of historic change. With the election of a new Parliament and the formation of a new Commission, the Union looks ahead to the next five years as […]
Europe Won’t Break The Internet
In her column at The Times, Angela Mills Wade maintains that proposed new EU copyright laws will bolster independent journalism — not break the Internet as its detractors contend. The detractors, according to Mills Wade, are well-funded tech companies whose business models depend on recycling content from original producers, from newspapers and magazines […]