5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (378+ words) Maybe instead of revamping the patent system, legislators should redress policies that burden American companies and innovation. .. . The post Appeal for Classified Patents Renews Debate on Secrecy, Innovation, and America's Patent Tradition appeared first on The New American. Defense technology…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (379+ words) One of the reasons why we fall for the erroneous idea that patents are good for society is because we greatly overestimate the importance of the specific individual or company making a discovery while being unaware of how the market…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (708+ words) The power to control the purse is more than a budgetary responsibility for Congress. It's one of the most effective levers lawmakers have to steer and correct the behavior of federal agencies. Appropriations shape priorities, insist on accountability, and can…...