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Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Biden Tech Policy Preview: Critical Changes at a Critical Time

Biden Tech Policy Preview: Critical Changes at a Critical Time

Alex Stoneman, Contributor January 23, 2021

President Joe Biden has taken office during a crucial time in United States history. On his transition site, Biden lists his day one priorities as the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, racial justice,...

Will We Break Up Big Tech After the 2020 Election?

Will We Break Up Big Tech After the 2020 Election?

Jansen Hammock, Contributor November 2, 2020

For many Americans today, a single company can sell their textbooks, stream their favorite TV shows, and even turn out their lights. Additionally, a single company can own and operate four of the most...

The Danger of AI and Big Data is Worse Than You Can Imagine

The Danger of AI and Big Data is Worse Than You Can Imagine

Eric Asen February 25, 2019

Over the past several decades, the world has witnessed an unprecedented explosion in technological advancement. Computers that once spanned rooms now weigh less than two pounds, telephones that once...

Restricting Speech is a Disaster for Democracy

Restricting Speech is a Disaster for Democracy

Eric Asen October 29, 2018

Every major social development in our country’s brief history has come about through the freedom to discuss ideas without impunity. In antebellum America, the abolitionist movement found strength in...

Downtown Nashville at Dusk from Pedestrian Brige

Google vs. AT&T: A Battle for Nashville

Caelan Collins February 3, 2017

On September 22nd, telecommunications conglomerate AT&T sued the Nashville government. The lawsuit arrived one day after Mayor Megan Barry signed the “One Touch Make Ready” ordinance into law,...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23:  Jared Cohen attends the premiere of "Catching Hell" during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 23, 2011 in New York City.  (Photo by Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images)

Technology in Political Affairs: Interview with Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas

Jeffrey Greenberg December 3, 2015

In the wake of ISIS’ recent attacks in Paris, terror threats in Belgium, the subsequent online battle between ISIS and the hacker group Anonymous, and stories coming out about ISIS’ unrivaled online...

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