Today's links
- The future is symmetrical: Broadband netizens vs asymmetrical mouse-potatoes.
- This day in history: 2006, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 02 Jul 2021
Today's links
- Nominate for the EFF Pioneer Awards: Who will win this year's Barlow?
- Biden admin orders an end to surprise billing: But without legal reform, the next president could reverse it.
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is back: The funniest thing on the radio, anywhere in the world, now in its 75th series.
- This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 01 Jul 2021
Today's links
- When the Sparrow Falls: Neil Sharpson's dystopian tale of an anti-AI hermit kingdom.
- Exxon lobbyist confesses to his crimes: Keith McCoy thought he was talking to an executive recruiter.
- This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 30 Jun 2021
Today's links
- Corruption: Concentrated gains, diffused losses.
- This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 29 Jun 2021
Today's links
- SCOTUS to wrongfully accused terrorists: "drop dead": Kavanaugh finds new ways to be wrong.
- Intuit sabotages the Child Tax Credit: Bad web-design is a choice.
- This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 28 Jun 2021
Today's links
- Podcasting "Qualia": My column on quant-bias, antitrust, drug policy and epidemiology.
- Lazy Congress only schedules 9 days' work this summer: We're not paying you to party on donors' yachts.
- This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
The Doctrine of Moral Hazard
When it comes to self-preferencing, right wing economists are right: incentives matter.
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee spent 23 hours debating a historically unprecedented package of tech competition bills, surprising observers by passing all six of the legislative proposals under consideration, with bipartisan support.
Each of the six bills is interesting in its own waysβββfor example, the ACCESS Act (HR 6487) uses interoperability and standards to reduce the costs we bear when we leave monopoly platforms behind, by letting us stay in touch with the friends who stay.
Pluralistic: 27 Jun 2021
Today's links
- ISP announces 86% slowdown "in line with others": Altice wins the race to the bottom.
- This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 26 Jun 2021
Today's links
- The Overlapping Infrastructure of Urban Surveillance: A long, tall graphic depicting the invisible, ubiquitous city spy-grid.
- How Peter Thiel gamed the Roth IRA for tax-free billions: More from Propublica's Secret IRS Files.
- New York City's 100 worst landlords: Gotta catch 'em all.
- This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 24 Jun 2021
Today's links
- The pandemic showed remote proctoring to be worse than useless: Kill it with fire.
- This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading