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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.

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opinion

Republicans Really Want You to Keep Paying Junk Fees

STANDING UP FOR BIG FEE

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.

Aidan Smith | Published Feb 20, 2023
opinion

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

ACTION NOT WORDS

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

Aidan Smith | Published Jan 25, 2023
opinion

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

RISKY RIDE

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

Aidan Smith | Published Oct 11, 2022
opinion

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

I’M SORRY, WAT

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

Aidan Smith | Published Jul 01, 2022
opinion

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

BUST ’EM UP!

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.

Aidan Smith | Published Jun 10, 2022
opinion

To Save Democracy, We Need Automatic Voter Registration

MAKE IT AUTOMATIC

It shouldn’t be such a pain in the ass to register to vote. But if Congress isn’t going to pass reforms, states need to do it themselves.

Sean McElwee, Aidan Smith | Published Mar 10, 2022

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