Adam Thierer is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He specializes in innovation, entrepreneurialism, Internet, and free-speech issues, with a particular focus on the public policy concerns surrounding emerging technologies.
Thierer has authored or edited eight books on topics ranging from media regulation and child safety issues to the role of federalism in high-technology markets. His latest book is Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom.
Previously, Thierer was president of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He received his MA in international business management and trade theory at the University of Maryland and his BA in Journalism and Political Philosophy from Indiana University
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Section 230, Common Law, and Free Speech
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TeleforumDeep Dive Episode 174 – Legal Issues for Commercial Drones: Privacy, Property Rights, and Federalism
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
Deep Dive Episode 154 – Tech Policy Under the Biden Administration and 117th Congress
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
TeleforumTech Policy Reception
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Kennedy Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building, Room SR-3252 Constitution Ave NE
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Reboot 2018 Conference
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The Commonwealth Club110 The Embarcadero
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Explainer Episode 36 – Restrictions on Direct Car Sales
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
In this episode, Adam Thierer interviews Professor Daniel Crane regarding state restrictions on direct car...
Tech Roundup Episode 17 – Governor Doug Ducey on Tech Policy and Innovation
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
Eight years after he was first sworn in, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will leave office...
Deep Dive Episode 211 – Section 230, Common Law, and Free Speech
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
Social media has become a prominent way for lawmakers, public agencies, experts, and governments to...
Section 230, Common Law, and Free Speech
A Regulatory Transparency Project Webinar
Social media has become a prominent way for lawmakers, public agencies, experts, and governments to...
Tech Roundup Episode 13 – Autonomous Vehicles: Where Are We Now?
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
Experts Marc Scribner and Adam Thierer join us to provide an update on autonomous vehicle...