The Leading Edge (03/21/25)

The Leading Edge (03/21/25)

On Wednesday, President Trump ignored both law and 90 years of Supreme Court precedent when he fired the two Democratic commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission, potentially changing the agency from a nonpartisan enforcer of trade law to the president’s personal trade enforcement bureau. “Our staff is unafraid of the Martin Shkreli and Jeff Bezos of the world. They take them to court and they win,” said Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya in a written statement after he learned of his (possibly unc


Philip Athey

Philip Athey

The Leading Edge (03/07/25)

The Leading Edge (03/07/25)

On Monday, the Los Angeles Times released a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to provide a bias rating on news stories and bullet points that offer “additional context” and opposing views. The feature, created without the input of the paper’s editorial staff, is the “next evolution of the L.A. Times,” the paper’s owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said in a letter to its readers. “I believe providing more varied viewpoints supports our journalistic mission and will help readers navigate the


Philip Athey

Philip Athey