Rob Atkinson
@robatkinson.bsky.social
President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and believer in productivty, rationality, innovation and progress.
Wow, does anyone believe that the US has more internet controls on speech than the UK? Freedom House seems to think so. US doesn't put people in jail for saying things some find objectionable.
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freedomhouse.org/report/freed...
Freedom on the Net
Freedom on the Net is Freedom House’s annual survey and analysis of internet freedom around the world. This cutting-edge project consists of ground-breaking research and analysis, fact-based advocacy,...
freedomhouse.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Wow, does anyone believe that the US has more internet controls on speech than the UK? Freedom House seems to think so. US doesn't put people in jail for saying things some find objectionable.
freedomhouse.org/report/freed...
freedomhouse.org/report/freed...
Hey, if Republicans want to boost their inroads with working class voters they should do a "Nixon goes to China" and boost the minimum wage. It would spur both fairness and growth.
itif.org/publications...
itif.org/publications...
The Pro-Growth Minimum Wage
If progressives want to get a higher minimum wage over the finish line, it’s time for them to make the case for a higher minimum wage on the grounds of growth first and fairness second, writes ITIF Pr...
itif.org
November 26, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Hey, if Republicans want to boost their inroads with working class voters they should do a "Nixon goes to China" and boost the minimum wage. It would spur both fairness and growth.
itif.org/publications...
itif.org/publications...
This should be embarrassing and concerning. With significantly lower wages, China has 60 percent more industrial robots per worker than U.S. does. At this rate we will be the low-wage, low-skill economy.
ifr.org/ifr-press-re...
ifr.org/ifr-press-re...
Global Robot Density in Factories Doubled in Seven Years
Robot adoption in factories around the world continues at high speed: The new global average robot density reaches a record 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023 - more than double the number measure...
ifr.org
November 25, 2024 at 11:16 PM
This should be embarrassing and concerning. With significantly lower wages, China has 60 percent more industrial robots per worker than U.S. does. At this rate we will be the low-wage, low-skill economy.
ifr.org/ifr-press-re...
ifr.org/ifr-press-re...
Rather than hand out $300 billion to poor nations for climate, imagine what the results would be for fighting climate change if that money were instead invested in clean energy innovation.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Wealthy countries back raising COP29 climate deal to $300 billion, sources say
The European Union, United States and other wealthy countries at the COP29 climate summit have agreed to raise their offer of a global finance target to $300 billion per year by 2035, sources told Reuters on Saturday.
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Rather than hand out $300 billion to poor nations for climate, imagine what the results would be for fighting climate change if that money were instead invested in clean energy innovation.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Because it's global warming, the US & other countries need to double down on clean energy R&D so that every country WANTS to adopt clean energy
itif.org/publications...
itif.org/publications...
It’s Global Warming, Not American Warming
Even if it were possible to radically slash U.S. emissions with today’s technologies, it still would do little to curb global warming because the United States accounts for just 13.5 percent of all gr...
itif.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Because it's global warming, the US & other countries need to double down on clean energy R&D so that every country WANTS to adopt clean energy
itif.org/publications...
itif.org/publications...
R U a neoliberal “marketist” or a pragmatic “producerist”. Take the test and find out
itif.org/publications...
itif.org/publications...
Are You a “Marketist” or a “Producerist” on Economic Policy?
The dominant economic policy model of the post-war era has focused on the overall economy, markets, and prices, but not on the process by which entrepreneurs, firms, and industries use technology to b...
itif.org
November 23, 2024 at 2:39 PM
R U a neoliberal “marketist” or a pragmatic “producerist”. Take the test and find out
itif.org/publications...
itif.org/publications...
My take on Musk’s DOGE itif.org/publications...
Is Trump’s DOGE Going to be a DOGD?
The Trump administration could signal a turning point for the country and the federal government in many areas. For too long, Washington accepted things that were flawed and broken. The real question ...
itif.org
November 19, 2024 at 1:23 PM
My take on Musk’s DOGE itif.org/publications...
With all the AI panic going on worth reading our report from a while ago on why AI won’t kill us https://itif.org/publications/2016/06/06/its-going-kill-us-and-other-myths-about-future-artificial-intelligence/
May 20, 2023 at 5:42 PM
With all the AI panic going on worth reading our report from a while ago on why AI won’t kill us https://itif.org/publications/2016/06/06/its-going-kill-us-and-other-myths-about-future-artificial-intelligence/
2 charts on why the US needs an industrial strategy. Https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/20/two-charts-illustrate-why-america-must-revive-hamiltonian-national-developmentalism/
May 17, 2023 at 12:09 AM
2 charts on why the US needs an industrial strategy. Https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/20/two-charts-illustrate-why-america-must-revive-hamiltonian-national-developmentalism/