Aidan Smith

Aidan Smith is a political consultant and commentator. His work focuses on issue areas including federal personnel, competition policy, and foreign policy. Follow him on Twitter @Aidan_Smx.

STANDING UP FOR BIG FEE

Republicans Really Want You to Keep Paying Junk Fees

Despite trying to brand themselves as economic populists, the GOP is going to bat for banks and corporations that rip people off with hidden, bogus extra charges.

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ACTION NOT WORDS

Republicans Talk About Taking On Big Tech, Biden’s Doing It

DOJ’s antitrust suit against Google shows the White House is serious about limiting tech giants’ monopoly power.

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RISKY RIDE

Big Tech’s Cars Could Help Gov’t Spy on Abortion Patients

Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook are getting into the auto game—which means law enforcement will have more tools to spy on vulnerable people.

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I’M SORRY, WAT

Don’t Buy Big Tech’s BS That Regulation Is a ‘NatSec Threat’

Lobbyists for tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Amazon are playing a ridiculous, bogus “national security” card to argue against antitrust efforts.

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BUST ’EM UP!

Break Up the Big Tech Giants—the People Want It!

In a divided country, from the heartland to Silicon Valley, polling shows Americans of both parties want to strip Big Tech companies of their monopoly power.

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Republicans Really Want You to Keep Paying Junk Fees

Republicans Talk About Taking On Big Tech, Biden’s Doing It

Big Tech’s Cars Could Help Gov’t Spy on Abortion Patients

Don’t Buy Big Tech’s BS That Regulation Is a ‘NatSec Threat’

Break Up the Big Tech Giants—the People Want It!

To Save Democracy, We Need Automatic Voter Registration