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The TikTok “Saga” Is About American Envy, Not National Security

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“This saga was never about TikTok’s utility or popularity but its Chinese ownership and apparent links to the Chinese Communist Party.” That’s from a recent editorial in the Washington Post, and it’s an unwitting reminder that attacks on TikTok were never about fears of China or the CCP, but were instead about protectionism for sore-loser American companies […]

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Those Who Would Ban TikTok Are More Dangerous Than TikTok

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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 convene at Bretton Woods in 1944 so that the world’s currencies could be pegged to a dollar that was defined

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The Real National Security Risk Is a TikTok Ban

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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.  Elon Musk’s motivations for purchasing Twitter were to ensure there was a place to have free and open debate on

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The National Security Angle With TikTok Is Bogus. This Is Industrial Policy

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“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 logic, all the while applying it to their shameful attempt to force a TikTok divestiture. And yes, the demand from politicians (and upheld last week by the D.C.

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Joe Biden’s Protectionism Threatens Our National Security

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The legendary Boeing 747 was a brilliant consequence of six million different parts produced by man and machine around the world. Absent this wildly sophisticated division of labor, 747s wouldn’t exist. Construction of them would be way too expensive. Which is the point. When people the world over are free to blend their remarkably

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