China Focus: TikTok and WeChat get a second look

11 Jun 2021

My latest editorial for China Focus examines the challenges the White House faces should it try to ban two popular Chinese social media apps in the U.S.

U.S. government and 48 states seek break up of Facebook

9 Dec 2020

The Guardian has the details. At the heart of both antitrust actions, announced on Wednesday, is Facebook’s dominance of the social media landscape, and whether the company gobbled up potential…

What we’re not admitting when it comes to ASU journalist Rae’lee Klein

20 Sep 202020 Sep 2020

UPDATED: 1:55 p.m. EDT, 9-20-20; I've edited the First Amendment section of this post and expanded on the tolerance section. In adopting the point in the initial post that the…

Post-coronavirus normal?

21 Mar 202020 Mar 2020

What will our communities look like once coronavirus is finally beaten? Ignore the super rich in this conversation; they will be the least disrupted by the economic free fall associated…