Imagine a U.S. lawmaker writing laws that directly benefit Chinese and other foreign tech companies and punish American firms and threaten domestic innovation. […]
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Anti-Innovation Legislation Would Suffocate America’s Startup Ecosystem
“Startups and acquisitions are essential elements of America’s innovation ecosystem. Unfortunately, anti-innovation legislation on Capitol Hill would suffocate this ecosystem by depriving startups of the oxygen of American investment while surrendering our innovation edge to China.” […]
Seven Things Lawmakers Won’t Address In This Week’s Congressional Hearings On “Big Tech”
Another week, another round of Congressional hearings about the need to rein in “Big Tech.” While there will be plenty of overblown accusations and verbal pitchforks, here are seven things that lawmakers won’t speak about at this week’s hearings. […]
What Would Hamilton Do … About GIPHY and Grail?
In the musical Hamilton, a forlorn King George III bemoans the loss of his “sweet, submissive subjects” in the colonies. In full royal regalia, he grumbles that “we made an arrangement when you went away — you were mine to subdue.” […]
The Primacy of Protecting What We Value: Some Recent Lessons
American innovation, especially technology innovation, is essential to American economic competitiveness, protecting our national security, and advancing our values at home and abroad. […]
Protect and Promote Democratic Principles Online
On the heels of National Free Speech week, recent events in Russia should serve as a cautionary tale of the risks associated with ceding America’s technological edge to countries that do not share our values. […]
Supporting America’s Global Technology Leadership
The harrowing detainment of Belarusian dissident Raman Pratasevich – an opposition journalist who “ran a channel on a messaging app used to organize demonstrations against the iron-fisted rule of President Alexander Lukashenko” – has once again reminded us of the precariousness of free expression online, especially in parts of the world where leaders cruelly punish those who dare criticize them. […]
Antitrust Package Hands Edge to China
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and commander of U.S. Southern Command Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) – a National Security Advisory Board Co-Chair for the American Edge Project – today released the following statement regarding the House Judiciary Committee’s markup: […]
American Edge Project Responds To House Judiciary Committee Markup
Today, the American Edge Project responded to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee marking up a package of six anti-competition bills that could undermine the future of American innovation and cede our technological edge to foreign adversaries. […]
Celebrating The Role Of Women Veteran Entrepreneurs In American Innovation
Today is Women Veterans Day, an observance dedicated to honoring the women who selflessly served our nation in the U.S. military. It is a time to celebrate the women who broke down barriers and helped shape our history to uphold the freedoms Americans hold dear. […]