Tommy Kaelin

May 3, 2024 | progressivepolicy.org | Will Marshall |Tommy Kaelin

This week, President Biden schooled U.S. college students protesting the war in Gaza on the difference between exercising their Constitutional rights and engaging in mob violence and vandalism. The campus clashes, he said, test two “fundamental American principles”:“The first is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemble and make their voices heard. The second is the rule of law.

Apr 4, 2024 | progressivepolicy.org | Tommy Kaelin

The Progressive Policy Institute traveled to Australia and New Zealand in mid-March 2024 to present our latest report “Backdoors and Balance Sheets: The Consequences of Weakening Encryption on the Future of Work.” The paper was authored by PPI’s Colin Mortimer and guest author Joel Gladwin, a former Special Adviser to two Secretaries of State at the Department for Digital Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) between May 2021 and September 2022.

Mar 14, 2024 | progressivepolicy.org | Will Marshall |Tommy Kaelin

by Will MarshallI always figured if anyone could make it to 100, it would be Bernard Schwartz. Shrewd, indefatigable, and deeply engaged in civic and political life, Bernard had every reason to get up every day, dressed for success and make his way to his midtown office to watch over a city he loved so much. As it happens, he fell just short, dying Tuesday at 98. Rather than mourn what inevitably comes for us all, I want to praise this great and incredibly generous soul.

Feb 2, 2024 | progressivepolicy.org | Michael Mandel |Tommy Kaelin

The European Union is running a massive regulatory and economic experiment. In information technology, a key sector where the region is lagging, the EU has adopted several pieces of prescriptive legislation — including the Digital Markets Act (DMA) — designed to change the behavior of the most successful tech companies (none of which are European).

Jan 25, 2024 | progressivepolicy.org | Lindsay Lewis |Tommy Kaelin

Today, tobacco addiction remains a global scourge, with its effects remaining particularly acute in Asia. To turn that tide, government officials will need to be able to parse science from dogma. They need to understand what works, and what doesn’t, to minimize the catastrophic health effects of smoking. So, how can well-intentioned policymakers distinguish wisdom from folly?