regulation
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Trying Nicer
My submission to the NZ Ministry of Regulation on the Regulatory Standards Bill proposal Continue reading
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Nice Try, Part 2
As New Zealand takes on counter-productive regulation, can a tipline help? Continue reading
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Nice Try
New Zealand’s government wants better regulation. Is it going about it the right way? Continue reading
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Listening to Podcasts Like a State
The CRTC wants to know about podcasts. Beware! Continue reading
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Same Pig, Different Lipstick: Bill C-11
Last year, I wrote about Bill C-10, which was concerned with “compelling companies like Netflix Inc and TikTok Inc to finance and promote Canadian content.” The Bill was controversial, not least because the law could be read to target content produced on user-driven sites (TikTok, say) targeting individual content creators rather than the tech giants Continue reading
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Disinformation by Omission
Additional thoughts on the futility of regulatory responses to mis- and disinformation Continue reading
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The Disuse of Knowledge in the Administrative State
Regulation is not the right tool for intelligently dealing with complexity Continue reading
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A Proclivity for Plunder
The left and the right are united in wanting to regulate the internet by taking from their enemies and giving to their friends Continue reading
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Making a Monster
A report on the future regulation of the internet proposes giving the CRTC overwhelming and unaccountable powers Continue reading
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The Supreme Court v the Rule of Law
In ruling against Trinity Western’s fundamentalist law school, the Supreme Court unleashes the administrative state Continue reading
Double Aspect 