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A Vortex of Problems with Big Tech
In the last Weekly Digest, I presented a retrospective of a major policy story from 2018: The democratic harms of “Big Tech.” This week, a polar vortex accompanied a vortex of m
Brandeis: An Emphasis on Facts
From Louis Brandeis’s perspective, application of antitrust laws required both the embrace of hard-headed inquiry, spanning economics and the social sciences, and the litigator’s skill of distilling crucial facts.

2018: A Turning Point for "Big Tech"
Earlier this month we examined how partisan division at the Federal Communications Commission impedes progress towards closing the digital divide.

Takeaways From Attorney General Nominee Williams Barr's Confirmation Hearing
William Barr’s nomination as President Doanld Trump’s attorney general is in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which conducted a confirmation hearing Jan 15. Below are some key communications policy takeaways:

Can the FTC Protect Consumers in the Digital Age?
On Nov 27, the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection held an oversight hearing on the Federal Trade Commission.
How Facebook Avoids Accountability
On Nov 14, the New York Times detailed Facebook’s multi-pronged campaign to “delay, deny and deflect” efforts to hold the company accountable.

From Broad Goals to Antitrust Legislative Standards
The purposes of antitrust law can be broad; the mechanism of antitrust is legal.

Antitrust Law: Look Back to the Future
I believe that Louis Brandeis’ progressive framework can help us navigate the future of antitrust:

Brandeis’s Framework for Antitrust and Competition
Brandeis’s view of progressive governance meant that the government could improve itself and the lot of its people.

We Must Let Our Minds Be Bold
With publication of Louis Brandeis: A Man for This Season by the Colorado Technology Law Journal,