Progressives and conservatives alike have denounced President Trump’s plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on nations that tax American imports, citing the potential costs to U.S. . . .
Progressives and conservatives alike have denounced President Trump’s plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on nations that tax American imports, citing the potential costs to U.S. consumers. These critics overlook how tariffs are just one part of the administration’s broader economic strategy.
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Source: City Journal
Liya Palagashvili •
February 28, 2025
Washington policymakers are looking to modernize labor laws, and some Democrats and Republicans are finding common ground. Members of both parties agree on the need . . .
Washington policymakers are looking to modernize labor laws, and some Democrats and Republicans are finding common ground. Members of both parties agree on the need to support the surging self-employed workforce through portable benefits — those tied to an individual rather than to his or her employer.
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Source: The Hill
Michael Abramowicz •
February 25, 2025
The George Washington University Law Review has now published “Major Technological Questions,” a contribution by John Duffy and myself to a symposium on Legally Disruptive . . .
The George Washington University Law Review has now published “Major Technological Questions,” a contribution by John Duffy and myself to a symposium on Legally Disruptive Emerging Technologies. (You can find all of the symposium contributions here.) In this post, John and I will provide a brief overview of our argument. We’ll elaborate more in several subsequent posts.
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Source: The Volokh Conspiracy
American capitalism is at a crossroads. For decades, it has followed a flawed strategy: prioritizing short-term profits, appeasing shareholders, and narrowly focusing antitrust policy on . . .
American capitalism is at a crossroads. For decades, it has followed a flawed strategy: prioritizing short-term profits, appeasing shareholders, and narrowly focusing antitrust policy on maintaining low prices. This strategy has produced temporary gains while undermining innovation, corporate resilience, and the United States’ long-term economic competitiveness.
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Source: ProMarket
President Donald Trump recaptured the White House by pledging to lower the high costs that are burdening so many hardworking Americans. He has already taken . . .
President Donald Trump recaptured the White House by pledging to lower the high costs that are burdening so many hardworking Americans. He has already taken bold action to address a major culprit: housing. On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order to defeat what he called the “cost-of-living crisis.” As part of the order, he demanded that federal agencies find ways to make housing more affordable.
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Source: RealClearMarkets
It’s time to restore the IP rights that drove two centuries of American innovation – and with them, our nation’s place as the world’s technological . . .
It’s time to restore the IP rights that drove two centuries of American innovation – and with them, our nation’s place as the world’s technological trailblazer.
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Source: IAM Trade Secrets
Adam Mossoff •
February 6, 2025
On its way out the door, the Biden administration took a parting shot at America’s most innovative companies in a self-described bid to “expand equitable patient access to products . . .
On its way out the door, the Biden administration took a parting shot at America’s most innovative companies in a self-described bid to “expand equitable patient access to products that emerge from NIH-owned patents.”
On the last workday before the inauguration, officials at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) quietly published new patent licensing guidelines. Any company that wants to license patented discoveries from NIH labs must now guarantee the “affordability, availability, acceptability, and sustainability” of any future products they develop.
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Source: IP Watchdog
L. Lynne Kiesling •
January 31, 2025
As a follow-on to my previous two posts on regional transmission organizations (RTOs) in electricity, I was heading in a direction that relies on you, . . .
As a follow-on to my previous two posts on regional transmission organizations (RTOs) in electricity, I was heading in a direction that relies on you, dear reader, having a foundational understanding of the investor-owned utilities (IOUs) that are the transmission owners (TOs) in RTOs. Many of you do, but lots don’t, especially tech folks who are somewhat new to electricity and are wondering why the heck it takes so long to get stuff built and why this industry is so freakin’ complicated. So today I’m diverting slightly to offer some background on monopoly regulation and the really complicated incentives that TOs face in operational and investment decision-making over their monopoly infrastructure in a context intended to foster competition in wholesale power markets. I rely heavily on Ari Peskoe’s 2023 Energy Law Journal article “Replacing the Utility Transmission Syndicate’s Control” (published version) (SSRN preprint), and if you want to read more deeply on this topic and consider the evidence to support these analyses, Ari’s paper is great. At one level you can read this whole post as a teaser to go read his paper.
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Source: Knowledge Problem
L. Lynne Kiesling •
January 24, 2025
Whether it’s rising electricity bills, reliability concerns, an impetus for decarbonization, or the related importance of grid modernization, power systems in the U.S. and around . . .
Whether it’s rising electricity bills, reliability concerns, an impetus for decarbonization, or the related importance of grid modernization, power systems in the U.S. and around the world are struggling with change. In this series on regional transmission organizations (RTOs), I’m digging in to the institutional aspects of these challenges.
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Source: Knowledge Problem
