Source: Niskanen Center
by Ben Bain & Christine Tsang

“The United States needs adaptable and responsive government institutions to effectively tackle the complex challenges facing the country both domestically and internationally. One major obstacle to efficient and agile policy implementation is the accumulation of ‘policy cruft’ — outdated, redundant, overly-complicated, or conflicting elements within our laws and regulations. Over time, this policy buildup has grown beyond the scope of manual review. In response, potential solutions from emerging technology tools are cropping up, chief among them being Stanford’s Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab).” (10/30/24)

https://www.niskanencenter.org/cutting-through-policy-cruft

Source: In These Times
by Alberto Toscano

“In states like Pennsylvania and Michigan with significant Arab-American constituencies, for whom Israel’s U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza and the assault on Lebanon are decisive questions, the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign is betting everything on turning ‘​blue wall’ suburban voters against Donald Trump. Harris’[s] ‘Country Over Party’ rallies targeting disaffected Republican voters have starred staunch anti-abortion conservative and foreign policy hawk Liz Cheney. While acknowledging that MAGA abortion bans have imperilled women and are undermining access to fertility treatments, Cheney has not recanted her celebration of the Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe v. Wade. Her support has notoriously been accompanied by that of her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, widely regarded as the individual most responsible for the United States’[s] catastrophic invasion of Iraq, the consequences of which are still reverberating across the region, from a death toll in the hundreds of thousands to the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS).” (10/30/24)

https://inthesetimes.com/article/project-for-the-old-american-century

Source: Brownstone Institute
by Jeffrey A Tucker & Debbie Lerman

“Instances of censorship are growing to the point of normalization. Despite ongoing litigation and more public attention, mainstream social media has been more ferocious in recent months than ever before. Podcasters know for sure what will be instantly deleted and debate among themselves over content in gray areas. Some like Brownstone have given up on YouTube in favor of Rumble, sacrificing vast audiences if only to see their content survive to see the light of day. It’s not always about being censored or not. Today’s algorithms include a range of tools that affect searchability and findability.” (10/30/24)

https://brownstone.org/articles/they-are-scrubbing-the-internet-right-now/