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What the battle over control of PG&E means for US utility customers

Customers, cities and investors are all eager for a piece of PG&E, but it isn't the only U.S. utility that may have new owners soon. Read Dr. Ted Kury's complete article at The Conversation.

Facebook vs. Twitter on political advertising: Different principles or different economics?

I take Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at their word when they say their different stands on political advertising are based on principles, not economics. But each company’s approach to political advertising can be profitable. It depends on how users and political actors respond. Read Dr. Mark Jamison's full post online [...]

The U.S. should NOT have a digital regulator

The latest bad idea Europe may be exporting to the US is that of forming a specialized digital regulator. The UK is apparently moving this direction based on the recommendation of Jason Furman, who headed President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers. Read Dr. Mark Jamison's full post online at AEI.

3 reasons Democratic presidential candidates are right to be skeptical about breaking up Big Tech

Amid the bipartisan rush to judgment on Big Tech, there was a glimmer of hope in the recent debate among the Democratic presidential contenders: Some pushed back on prejudging tech antitrust cases. Read Dr. Mark Jamison's full post online at AEI.

An unaccountable side of Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act

It’s easy to understand why presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wants a law that would allow her as president to determine which billion dollar companies live or die: Politicians need money and large companies have it. The law she wants — the Accountable Capitalism Act — would give her hypothetical administration extensive power over [...]