In recent decades, Congress has struggled to enact laws that keep up with the breakneck pace technological innovation. This pace shows no signs of slowing, and with major implications for healthcare, transportation, privacy and other key social and economic issues, it’s more important than ever for Congress to be properly informed on tech issues. We’re joined by the R Street Institute’s Zach Graves and Kevin Kosar, who argue in their recent paper “Bring in the Nerds,” that reviving the Office of Technology Assessment — an expert advisory agency that gave guidance to Congress in shaping tech policy until it was shuttered in 1995 — could help bridge this gap.
#64: Encryption is a Global Issue
#63: Special Prices for Business Broadband
#62: Uber Surge and Price-Fixing
#61: FCC Shenanigans and Deal-Breaking
#60: Email Privacy, It's Happening?
#59: FCC Takes on Privacy (w/ FCC Commr. Mike O'Rielly)
#58: Banning Encryption
#57: Burner Phones and Terrorism
#56: FCC Intrigue, Netflix Throttling, and Zero-Rating (w/ FCC Comm’r Mike O’Rielly)
#55: 3D Printing, Free Speech, and Gun Rights
#54: Presidential Campaigns & Big Data
#53: Don't F@*# With My Call of Duty
#52: Regulating Airbnb
#51: Netflix Wins Hypo(crite) Award
#50: Regulators Gonna Regulate
#49: Apple v FBI- On Hold... For Now
#48: How Stuff Works - The Sharing Economy
#47: Government-Run Internet
#46: The Nether
#45: Sex Trafficking and the Internet
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