November 2010
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The promise and limits of e-rulemaking
Earlier today I spoke at the Brookings Institution event “The Future of E-rulemaking: Promoting Public Participation and Efficiency,” which was co-sponsored with the Administrative Conference of the United States. I made two points: we have not yet achieved regulatory transparency, and wiki-government does not overcome Hayek’s knowledge problem. What follows are my remarks. ...
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Nov 21st
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Nov 20th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 20th
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Yet another cybersecurity bill
Another day, another cybersecurity bill. The Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010 has been introduced by House Homeland Security chairman Bennie Thompson along with Reps. Jane Harman and Yvette Clark. According to the one-pager they’ve put out (I can’t find the bill) the Act would: Require DHS to determine which private assets should be...
Nov 18th
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The internet, bulwark of liberty
At the risk of pointing out the obvious, I’d like to remark that the popular revolt against intrusive TSA searches would not have been possible without the internet and digital technologies. It was John Tyner’s cell phone video recording of his encounter with TSA, which he posted to his blog, that really galvanized folks to take action. The Fly With Dignity campaign was conceived...
Nov 18th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 12th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 5th
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How closed is Apple anyway?
Anyone who knows me will attest to my status as an Apple fanboy. (I type this on my new 11” MacBook Air, which I managed to resist purchasing for a full week after it was announced.) Hopefully they’ll also attest to my ability to put consumer preference aside when considering logical arguments because today I want to suggest to you that Apple’s business strategy is good for the...
Nov 4th
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Boycotting Apple is not irrational
Last week’s episode of Econtalk featured Russ Roberts talking to Tom Hazlett about Apple vs. Google and open vs. closed business models. Tim Lee has already addressed some concerns about Russ and Tom’s treatment of the topic, which I won’t rehash here. But I did want to comment on this statement by Russ (at minute 33): The idea that you shouldn’t buy Apple stuff, which...
Nov 4th
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WatchWatch
So I got one of the VYou things. Ask me a question.
Nov 3rd
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