President Donald Trump has been vocal to criticize those he deems political opponents. However, these criticisms often extend to threats of legal action, particularly against the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post and Amazon. Trump has set aside decades of precedent and involved himself directly in a number of enforcement actions, often in ways that would benefit him or his political allies. How lawful is this kind of intervention? And how can the rest of the government resist inappropriate political meddling? Justin Florence, Legal Director for Protect Democracy, and TechFreedom President Berin Szóka join the show to discuss. For more, see their joint op-ed in the Seattle Times, and Protect Democracy’s filing in the antitrust case against the AT&T/Time Warner merger.
#264: Is the WHO Blowing Smoke about Vaping Dangers?
#263: A Tech Update from the West Coast
#262: Another Attack on Encryption
#261: Florida’s Sharing Economy
#260: How America Can Keep Leading Innovation
#259: Section 230 and Online 'Censorship'
#258: Protecting creativity with Pinterest
#257: The Future of 5G with T-Mobile
#256: Driving Out Flexibility
#255 How Much Should We Worry About Deep Fakes?
#254: Bridging the Digital Divide through Internet Essentials
#253: The Road Ahead for Self-Driving Cars
#252: Harm-Reducing E-Cigs Might Go up in Smoke
#251: SESTA/FOSTA Hurts the Victims It Aims to Protect
#250: Mapbox
#249: Information Fiduciaries: The Privacy Awakens
#248: Everything You Wanted to Know about Information Fiduciaries but Were Afraid to Ask
#247: Seeing the Silver Lining in the Current Techlash
#246: Talking Privacy with DuckDuckGo
#245: Does the Internet Actually Need Saving?
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