Blue Horizon Project

Six Things the Biden Administration Got Right on Technology Policy

My recent focus on the Biden Administration’s record on technology policy in the Blue Horizon Project posts has been largely critical.

Feb 11 • Dave Vorland

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Biden’s Faculty-Lounge Populists Put Exotic Theories Ahead of Pragmatic Protections

President Biden filled his tech policy ranks with elite academics and nonprofit veterans who championed a bold, theoretical version of anti-corporate…

Feb 4 • Dave Vorland

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January 2026

Biden’s Faculty-Lounge Populism Waged a War on Crypto that No One Asked For

The Biden Administration, guided by the logic of faculty-lounge populism at the regulatory agencies, effectively declared war on the entire…

Jan 28 • Dave Vorland

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Biden’s Tech Regulators Put “Faculty Lounge Populism” Ahead of Consumer Protection

An elitist approach rooted in academic theories, not reality

Jan 21 • Dave Vorland

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How Biden’s Coalition Custodians Built an Anti-Tech Administration

Joe Biden’s presidency produced a paradox.

Jan 14 • Dave Vorland

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The Prohibition Pitfalls of Democrats’ New “Tech Temperance”

Why cultural leadership, not crackdowns, may be Democrats’ strongest tool on tech

Jan 12 • Adam Kovacevich

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The Consequences of Democrats Blaming Clinton’s Loss on Facebook

We gained an easy foe but fell behind on tech

Jan 7 • Dave Vorland

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December 2025

The Seeds Of Biden’s War On Tech Were Planted in 2016’s Loss

In the next few posts, I’ll explore why President Biden – who served as vice president to perhaps the most tech-optimistic president in U.S.

Dec 18, 2025 • Dave Vorland

Ignore the Revolving Door Project. Voters Want Business Leaders in the Administration

I view the Biden Administration staffing choices as an absolutely vital part of understanding the relationship between Democrats and the technology…

Dec 10, 2025 • Dave Vorland

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How Private Sector Experience Helped The CHIPS Act Succeed

The CHIPS and Science Act is one of the most significant U.S. industrial policy initiatives in recent memory – a $39 billion bet on restoring domestic…

Dec 3, 2025 • Dave Vorland

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November 2025

The “Revolving Door” Panic That Cost Biden Tech Expertise

When President Joe Biden took office, many expected his team to continue President Obama’s legacy on technology by working closely with the tech and…

Nov 26, 2025 • Dave Vorland

From Atari Democrats to President Obama: The Roots of Tech Optimism

The recent anti-tech turn among some Democrats in the Biden era marked a sharp break from the party’s decades-long embrace of technology.

Nov 19, 2025 • Dave Vorland