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- I'm Jim Harper, vice president at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the feistiest think-tank in D.C. Ask me anything!
- Megathread: House delays vote on AHCA
- Donald Trump meets 30 men to discuss future of pregnancy and maternity care under new healthcare bill
- Donald Trump said Keystone XL pipeline would create 28,000 jobs. US State Department says 50
- The Trump administration wants to kill the popular Energy Star program because it combats climate change
- Ivanka Trump Lives in Washington, Works at the White House, But isn't an Employee Subject to Federal Rules
- Nunes: I Had 'Duty' To Brief Trump Since He's 'Taking Lot Of Heat' In Media
- House Intelligence Committee open hearing into Russia links 'cancelled', says furious Democrat leader
- After Promising Not To Talk Business With Father, Eric Trump Says He'll Give Him Financial Reports
- Washington Post: Investigate Nunes For Leaks
- US congressman accuses Donald Trump of treason and calls for shutdown of President's legislative agenda
- The media has essentially stopped covering climate change.
- Why Democrats should push 'Medicare for all' now
- Sanders: Gorsuch answers not satisfactory
- Exxon ordered to hand over Rex Tillerson's secret emails to climate change prosecutors
- The GOP wants to take money from Medicare’s trust fund and give it to the rich
- Exxon says it lost emails from Tillerson’s alias account
- Nunes: Manafort volunteered to interview with Intel panel
- White House Preparing to Blame Ryan If Health Bill Fails, Official Says
- Intel Dem blasts decision to cancel public hearing
- Following the Russian Money.
- 'Trumpcare' suffers a stunning blow as GOP committee chair comes out against it
- RNC tried to hide payments for intel gathering on Hillary Clinton: report
- Fortune just released its list of the world's 50 greatest leaders. President Trump didn't make the cut
- Kremlin critic: Assassinated ex-lawmaker knew "misdeeds of Russian elites"
- The U.S. Has the Most Expensive Healthcare System in the World
- Nunes Backs Down From Assertion Trump Was Monitored
| Posted: 23 Mar 2017 10:41 AM PDT Howdy, Reddit! I'm complimented that the mods here reached out to me about doing an AMA. I recently joined the Competitive Enterprise Institute, having come from the Cato Institute, where I worked for the last dozen years on technology policies of various stripes. I'll suggest a few below, but you are free -- as you know -- to ask me anything. Here are links to my CEI colleagues' work on tech issues: https://cei.org/agendaforcongress/techandtelecom-2017 https://cei.org/agendafortrump-technology I'm very interested in seeing the Fourth Amendment properly applied to data. I think there is a good argument that people have contract-based property rights in much of the data they share and generate online, and that data is a "paper" or "effect" for constitutional/Fourth Amendment purposes. That's not intuitive for a lot of people or courts, but there are even harder Fourth Amendment problems to grapple with, such as protection in the context of facial recognition and persistent public surveillance via drones, dirigibles, and satellites. I'm a big Bitcoin/cryptocurrency fan. It's a fascinating and powerful technology with delightful potential for world-changing improvements in economic development and liberty. Those who follow this field know that the Bitcoin community is wracked by internal dissension these days. The thesis I have to offer (for what it's worth) is that Bitcoin needs a great deal more "social capital." That means academic study, general awareness and knowledge, regulatory forbearance, technical development, and political skills among Bitcoin leadership. At scale, personal skills are political skills. The Bitcoin world badly lacks them. Another priority of mine is REAL ID, the U.S. national ID program, which I've been working to defeat for the last decade or so. You may have seen signs at airports about ID requirements or heard about debates in your state legislature. That's the federal government working to corral you into a national ID system that has few security benefits and high privacy- and dollar-costs. We should really get away from centralized, government-provided identity systems and start using systems that are just as effective at getting things done (including providing what security identification can) without threatening our power and liberties. A final note/nit: While this is r/politics, I think of myself as more of a policy person. I'm interested in getting good policies enacted no matter who is in office. So I don't have a lot to say about the political horse races. I'm against pretty much all the politicians. Ask me anything! Edit: Proof! https://twitter.com/Jim_Harper/status/844967991473324032 [link] [comments]  | ||
| Megathread: House delays vote on AHCA Posted: 23 Mar 2017 01:18 PM PDT The House of Representatives has delayed its vote on the AHCA, the health care bill which would repeal and replace portions of the ACA (Obamacare). The vote was originally scheduled to happen today. Update: C-Span is covering the House proceedings. A vote is intended for later in the afternoon. Submissions that may interest you[link] [comments]  | ||
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| Donald Trump said Keystone XL pipeline would create 28,000 jobs. US State Department says 50 Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:50 AM PDT
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| Nunes: I Had 'Duty' To Brief Trump Since He's 'Taking Lot Of Heat' In Media Posted: 24 Mar 2017 05:34 AM PDT
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| After Promising Not To Talk Business With Father, Eric Trump Says He'll Give Him Financial Reports Posted: 24 Mar 2017 07:57 AM PDT
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| Washington Post: Investigate Nunes For Leaks Posted: 24 Mar 2017 06:24 AM PDT
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| The media has essentially stopped covering climate change. Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:45 AM PDT
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| Why Democrats should push 'Medicare for all' now Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:57 AM PDT
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| Sanders: Gorsuch answers not satisfactory Posted: 24 Mar 2017 04:41 AM PDT
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| Exxon ordered to hand over Rex Tillerson's secret emails to climate change prosecutors Posted: 24 Mar 2017 02:13 AM PDT
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| The GOP wants to take money from Medicare’s trust fund and give it to the rich Posted: 24 Mar 2017 03:28 AM PDT
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| Exxon says it lost emails from Tillerson’s alias account Posted: 24 Mar 2017 06:14 AM PDT
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| Nunes: Manafort volunteered to interview with Intel panel Posted: 24 Mar 2017 07:42 AM PDT
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| White House Preparing to Blame Ryan If Health Bill Fails, Official Says Posted: 24 Mar 2017 08:15 AM PDT
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| Intel Dem blasts decision to cancel public hearing Posted: 24 Mar 2017 08:38 AM PDT
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| 'Trumpcare' suffers a stunning blow as GOP committee chair comes out against it Posted: 24 Mar 2017 08:55 AM PDT
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| RNC tried to hide payments for intel gathering on Hillary Clinton: report Posted: 24 Mar 2017 08:14 AM PDT
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| Kremlin critic: Assassinated ex-lawmaker knew "misdeeds of Russian elites" Posted: 24 Mar 2017 05:15 AM PDT
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| The U.S. Has the Most Expensive Healthcare System in the World Posted: 24 Mar 2017 07:00 AM PDT
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| Nunes Backs Down From Assertion Trump Was Monitored Posted: 24 Mar 2017 09:01 AM PDT
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