Category Archives: regulation

New tools require new rules?

Posted on December 1, 2019 by

A hammer can hit a nail on the head, or it can hit you (or your enemy) on the head. Most, if not all, tools have multiple uses, some good and some bad.  Societies adopt rules to promote the beneficial … Continue reading →

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Attorney General Barr’s News Conference

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

I, and everyone I know, want to know the facts of any collusion between Trump and his associates and Russia. I am confident that the Mueller investigation provides them as well as we could expect. Attorney General Barr’s news conference … Continue reading →

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The College Admissions Scandals

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

A few weeks ago, Ito and I went to “Admissions,” the very well performed and thought provoking play by Joshua Harmon about affirmative action, at Studio Theater. Several friends had independently attended the play and suggested that we get together … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

The issue of net neutrality is almost as complicated as the Internet (the network of networks) itself. As with so many topics, the debate over how best to maximize the development of and benefits from the Internet (email, World Wide … Continue reading →

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