Regulation
Can the government ban you from telling the truth?
Mark Chenoweth is president and chief legal officer of the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a nonprofit that brings lawsuits and files amicus briefs designed to reduce the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission,…
Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings won’t fix New York’s housing
"No heat, no hot water. The boiler wasn't working. I have water in my walls," renter Tori Brown informed officials at the first Rental Ripoff Hearing last month in Brooklyn. Another tenant told NTD that he had…
Australian premier’s proposal would require business to allow remote work
As American businesses are pulling back on working from home, the Australian government is trying to force companies to guarantee it. On Wednesday, Jacinta Allan, the premier of the Australian state of Victoria, proposed a…
We lost the Lyme vaccine. Under Rand Paul’s new vaccine liability bill, we’ll lose more.
Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) seems to have forgotten a key lesson from vaccine policy history. His End the Vaccine Carveout Act aims to weaken, if not abolish, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) and strip…
This New York bill would protect lawyers from AI competition
If you're a New Yorker in trouble with the law, it might soon be impossible for you to consult your favorite chatbot for legal advice. Last week, the New York state Senate Internet and Technology Committee unanimously…
Computer scientists caution against internet age-verification mandates
Effective January 1, 2027, providers of computer operating systems in California will be required to implement age verification. That's just part of a wave of state and national laws attempting to limit children's…
Formula 1 is about to get a lot more American
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Get out there and get a hit today—or don't, and maybe you'll win anyway. This week's newsletter has a bit of a motorsports focus. It's a sports…
Anthropic barred from federal contracts after refusing AI surveillance demands
President Donald Trump banned all federal agencies from contracting with Anthropic after the company refused to remove its restrictions on domestic mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems from its AI model,…
Trump says justices catered to ‘radical left’ by ruling against his tariffs
During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Donald Trump described the Supreme Court's rejection of his "emergency" tariffs as a "very unfortunate ruling." That was mild compared to…
Anthropic CEO refuses Pentagon demands to remove safeguards on military AI
A battle is brewing inside the Pentagon that could determine the future of American military strategy. On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged to cut ties with Anthropic—one of the two AI providers authorized by…
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