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View More NewsIndustrial policy is failing, and not just in Washington. Across America, officials promise to engineer the right economic outcomes by intervening in the market in just the right ways. Most people know that under Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the idea has exploded. Less appreciated is how enthusiastically governors and state legislators are embracing their own versions. They repeat the same claims: With the right mix of subsidies, protection, and political direction, one government or another can revive strategic industries and deliver durable economic strength. The results tell a different story. Wherever it’s found, industrial policy is producing wasted…
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It has now been a month since Australia’s under‑16 social media ban—officially known as the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024—came into effect.I originally wrote this piece before the ban commenced on 10 December 2025, setting out my predictions for how it would play out. But after three weeks in Europe, I’m now back in Australia witnessing it firsthand. While I was broadly correct about the trade-offs that a blanket ban would involve, what I didn’t anticipate is how those trade-offs would manifest in the first month.The law puts the onus on social media companies to ensure…
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