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Posted on May 24, 2026
Why Regulatory Capture Is Not Just a Corporate Problem — It Is an Institutional One
We talk about regulatory capture as if the script never changes. A deep-pocketed industry hires lobbyists, writes campaign checks, and walks through the revolving door until a public agency works for them. The agency was supposed to police …
Posted on May 22, 2026
Why Regulatory Capture Is Not Just a Corporate Problem—It Is an Institutional One
The standard account of regulatory capture has hardened into something close to a cliché: a well-funded industry sends lobbyists, campaign cash, and the quiet promise of a future job to bend a public agency to its will. The …
Posted on May 20, 2026
Why Regulatory Capture Is Not Just a Corporate Problem—It’s an Institutional One
Mention regulatory capture and most people picture a lobbyist slipping a draft bill into a legislator’s pocket, or a regulator leaving government for a comfortable private-sector job. That picture isn’t wrong. It’s just dangerously incomplete. It treats capture …
Posted on May 17, 2026
Why Regulatory Capture Is Not Just a Corporate Problem—It Is an Institutional One
The standard story about regulatory capture runs along well-worn tracks. A big company wants to dodge expensive rules, so it works its way inside the agency that’s supposed to police it. Lobbyists write the bills. Regulators step into …
Posted on May 14, 2026
The Problem With Regulating Technology Using Frameworks Built for Television
When lawmakers sit down to write rules for digital platforms, they habitually reach for the regulatory playbook their predecessors wrote for broadcasting. It’s a reflex shaped by decades of handling indecency complaints, handing out spectrum licenses, and lecturing …
Posted on May 9, 2026
When the Law Still Thinks Like a TV Set
By Dr. Simone Ravel When the United States Congress passed the Communications Act of 1934, it had a concrete problem to solve. The early days of radio were a mess: frequencies bled into one another, stations stomped on …
Posted on April 29, 2026
The Quiet Revolution in Content Governance
The Quiet Revolution in Content Governance When the European Union’s Digital Services Act came into full effect in early 2024, the public conversation focused on obvious targets: hate speech, terrorist content, and the obligations of massive platforms like …
Posted on April 29, 2026
How the Digital Services Act Will Reshape Online Speech Without Anyone Noticing
When the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) came into full effect for large platforms in August 2024, public attention fixated on the immediate, visible consequences. Pundits debated whether Elon Musk’s X would face massive fines, or whether …
Posted on April 25, 2026
Why EU Regulation Moves Slower Than Anyone Wants and Faster Than Anyone Expects
There is a particular kind of frustration familiar to anyone who has watched the European Union attempt to govern technology, finance, or environmental policy. Advocates demand action, industry warns of overreach, and the institutions themselves issue communiqués about …
Posted on March 17, 2026
Ghost Cities No More: How America’s ‘Housing First’ Zoning Reform Wave Is Finally Reaching Suburban City Halls
The Zoning Reckoning We Should Have Had Decades Ago There’s a moment in every local government reform movement when you realize something that seemed politically impossible five years ago is now just… happening. City council members are voting …