#3: SOTU Reaction & the Big Picture of Tech Policy
In Episode 2, we discussed what President Obama SHOULD have said in his State of the Union Address—In Episode #3 we examine what he ACTUALLY said, and the implications. We discuss mandates to report “terrorist activities” online, net neutrality, “universal service” subsidies and taxes for telecommunications services, whether America is really in decline, innovation as reason for optimism, the technocratic mentality of the Apollo program, the stagnation thesis, and specific opportunities for bipartisan compromise.