As U.S. and South Korean officials meet this week for trade talks, digital rules targeting U.S. tech firms are set to be a flashpoint. Here are three key issues to watch. 🧵 1/13

I have a pencil that used to belong to William Shakespeare, but he chewed on it a lot. Now, I can’t tell if it’s 2B or not 2B.

Because the Onion does satire, and this is absolutely correct.

🚨 #BREAKING: Judiciary Committee Requests Briefing from Major Sports Leagues on Sports Broadcasting Markets and "Blackout" Exemptions NFL MLB NBA NHL The sports broadcasting market has changed significantly in recent years. Should the rules be modified or repealed?

🏈⚾️ Big news on sports “blackouts” from Rep. Jim Jordan & Rep. Scott Fitzgerald. Read more here: outkick.com/sports/jim-jor…

I asked the librarian if she had any books on paranoia. She whispered, “They are right behind you.”

The House Judiciary Committee is looking into the Sports Broadcasting Act. This could be a positive development, as the SBA creates regulatory asymmetry for sports league agreements with networks versus everyone else judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…

The House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 is examining the Sports Broadcasting Act. ICLE Scholar Ben Sperry notes this could be a positive development, and wrote about these issues earlier this Summer in a TL;DR post explaining the essentials on live sports, video, and competition. 🔗👇

I told one of my Jewish friends that I’m starting to believe in his God. He said, “No way!” I said, “Yahweh!”

In my debut for Newsweek, I tackle the mess that is the rollout of the U.K.'s #OnlineSafetyAct and why it should serve as a cautionary tale for lawmakers here at home looking to advance similar ideas:

In Newsweek, James Czerniawski critiques the U.K.'s #OnlineSafetyAct. It should serve as a cautionary tale for US lawmakers looking to advance similar ideas framed as child protection online. 🔗 below

With the Debanking EO in the news, now seems like a good time to highlight the paper I wrote with Trace Mitchell in 2019 when we were at Mercatus Center, on the problems posed when banks use their government-granted power to play regulator. (Link in last post)

“Two members of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday sent letters to the commissioners of the four major U.S. men’s sports — MLB, the NBA, NFL and NHL — about the cost and difficulty of watching sporting events in the streaming era.” nytimes.com/athletic/65501…

one helpful thing would if neo-Bs began doing transparent empirical work justifying their claims. Today it's just a bunch of categorical and unsupported assertions finding exaggerated anticompetitive consequences in markets that are performing much better than offline markets.

All too often, the government makes it illegal to help others. At Institute for Justice, we have a real soft spot for private charity. So, we will give some to Gil, so he can give some to others.

Yesterday, I went to the World’s Tiniest Wind Turbine exhibition. Honestly, not a big fan.

Spectacular interview by Maureen Flatley. U.S. lawmakers and those policy folks who are looking for similar legislation in the U.S. should watch and listen very closley. Actually, watch it twice.

I’ve recently developed a really bad fear of elevators. I’m taking steps to avoid them.

I’m vehemently against picketing. I have no idea how to show it.

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