March 2011
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Me on Sometimes Right: Why should one use Twitter? →
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Why should one use Twitter?
This week marks Twitter’s 5th birthday, and Thursday, along with @adamthierer, I’m teaching a little introductory seminar at work on how to use the service. It’s a boon to anyone who’s job revolves around consuming and producing ideas and information, so it should be a no-brainer that most working in policy should be on it. But any time the subject comes up, skeptical...
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AT&T/T-Mobile highlights artificial spectrum...
Many folks will no doubt be writing a lot about the competitive issues surrounding the announced AT&T/T-Mobile merger, so instead I thought I’d weigh in on what I know best: spectrum.
To the extent you’re worried about the concentration of the wireless market, you should really be concerned about the government policies that make entry and expansion so difficult.
First, if a...
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Hayden: Less secrecy for a public conversation on...
One of the arguments I’ve been making about proposed cybersecurity regulation and legislation is that despite a lot of hype about a massive online threat, there is little evidence to corroborate the dire warnings. Almost every article I’ve read revealing a breach or cyberattack only quotes anonymous government sources, then defense contractors and politicians point to these articles...
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Wireless sin taxes discourage cell phone use
Over at Neighborhood Effects, the Mercatus Center’s state and local policy blog, my colleague Dan Rothschild compares wireless taxes to sin taxes. His analysis is too good not to reprint here in large part:
The purpose of taxes is to raise money for necessary governmental functions. To that end, economists frequently prescribe that rates be low and broad in order to minimize the impact...
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Hazlett vs. Wu on Net Neutrality
With all the attention on net neutrality this week, I thought I’d bring your attention to a debate on the-issue-that-won’t-go-away between Tom Hazlett and Tim Wu, which took place earlier this year at Harvard Univerisity. Below is the MP3 audio of the event, but if you want to check it out in living color, check out the video at the Information Economy Project wabsite.
Hazlett...
