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Writing by John Tamny and Parkview contributors, from the latest commentary to the collected archive.
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Clear filtersThe EU is presently trying to limit a prominent source of income for Meta. The biggest victims will be European businesses. The EU wants to force Meta to provide Facebook and Instagram to users for…
With its antitrust lawsuit against Meta, the FTC’s goal is to force the sale of WhatsApp and Instagram, Meta’s up-to-now most successful acquisitions. Wise minds inside the Trump administration will…
Right and Left, Republicans and Democrats brought great shame on themselves with their efforts to ban TikTok. Pizza Hut crystalizes the previous truth. But before discussing Pizza Hut, it should be…
They all want to “rent” Warren Buffett’s name. If Buffett thinks highly enough of your business to invest in it, most every investor not named Buffett will seriously contemplate following his lead.…
Google isn’t at all certain that it will be as prominent tomorrow as it is today. See its planned acquisition of New York City-based Wiz if the previous sentence confuses you. It seems only Google…
“Let’s get out of here. I don’t want to see anybody.” Those were the words of polymath thinker, actor, entertainer and director Mike Nichols (1931-2014) at the June 21, 1966 premiere of Who’s Afraid…
Apple should be free to hire whomever it wants, and without regard to what its critics think. The previous assertion is about private property and freedom, but it’s worth adding that depending on the…
Amazon and Google are fighting gallantly to remain relevant. Whether or not they will remain relevant is a question that hundreds of billions worth of investment will answer. To which more than a few…
Ten days ago the shares of Nvidia corrected 17 percent. How could this have happened to such an “owned” and analyzed company? The answer, at least as of now, is that surprise over inexpensively…
As is well known now, Nvidia shares tumbled something like 17% last Monday. Was this bad news from the Fed about its plans for interest rates? The question isn’t serious. Stock prices are a…
“We have access to information that you don’t have.” That’s one way Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara (1916-2009) explained a Vietnam War that not everyone supported. The recently passed writer…
The United States has long been the “Land of Opportunity.” That has been true since our founding and remained through different epochs of political change and social turmoil. During the past few…
Writing about antitrust law recently, the excellent Holman Jenkins observed that “At best it’s a criminal waste of talent. At worst, it’s deeply worrisome that any law school graduate aspires to…
“Congress Didn’t Ban TikTok.” That’s the title of Mike Gallagher’s latest column in the Wall Street Journal. The former congressman from Wisconsin is correct that Congress didn’t ban TikTok, it’s…
Adam Smith’s observation that “the sole use of money is to circulate consumable goods” cannot be repeated enough. It explains so much, and in particular it explains why world leaders were so eager to…
At issue before the Supreme Court this week is whether the national security implications of TikTok outweigh our right to freedom of speech. The belief here is we better cling to our First Amendment.…
TikTok has asked for an injunction so the Supreme Court or the incoming Trump administration may consider its argument that forcing its ownership sale violates the First Amendment. Given what’s at…
The big credit card companies “should have killed us when they could have.” Those were the words of early PayPal employee Todd Pearson in Jimmy Soni’s excellent 2022 book, The Founders: The Story of…
“Let many ideas flourish as industrial policy doesn’t work.” Those are the words of the excellent Andy Kessler in his latest Wall Street Journal opinion piece. Policymakers should embrace Kessler’s…
Sadly, it has become fashionable for politicians in both parties to demonize “big” business. Although capitalism has put supercomputers in our pockets, provided affordable chauffeurs (Uber) once only…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is presently demanding that Google sell Chrome, the world’s most popular internet browser. Oh wow, not again… Traveling back in time, as late as 2002 Microsoft’s…
In the 1860s the first transcontinental cable was laid on the ocean floor. While it miraculously connected North America with Europe, communication via the connection was only affordable to the…
Three months ago, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro publicly de-installed “WhatsApp” and instructed his followers to do the same following a presidential election international observers fear was…
In a recent article published in the Wall Street Journal, it was reported that credit-card giant Visa offered Costco a rather princely, anti-competitive deal in 2014. At least that’s the impression…
