By Andrew Langer, President, Institute for Liberty When new technologies come to market, there are always unintended consequences. This is certainly true when it comes to new internet applications and services—sometimes unforeseen problems occur, and sometimes these apps can be used in […]
By Dr. Alexander Görlach, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs What is happening in Hong Kong concerns everyone who believes in a future for democracy and open societies. The autonomous region, promised fifty years of democracy free of interference by Beijing at the time of its handover from […]
Although the EU-wide first attempt at taxing big digital companies for helping people buy and sell things and share pictures of cats online has failed, statists everywhere don’t despair: national governments can still punish them and stifle innovation all on their own. European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is urging members states like France and […]
