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The Digital Deficit: A Missed Opportunity for Making Government Work Better
The Biden Administration’s pause in federal tech modernization squandered the Obama-era digital advantage, creating a “Digital Deficit” with lasting…
Feb 25
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Dave Vorland
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Biden's “Digital Deficit” From Failing to Defend US Tech
Most people know what a trade deficit is: when a country imports more goods and services from other nations than it exports to those same countries.
Feb 18
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Dave Vorland
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dave Vorland
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