Alex Urban

What North Carolina can learn from West Virginia v. EPA

On Thursday, June 30, the Supreme Court handed down one of its final opinions for the 2021-2022 term in what may be one of the most consequential rulings for administrative law the high court has seen in years.   The case, West Virginia v. EPA, dealt with “basic questions about self-government, equality, fair notice, federalism, and...

Big tech censorship and algorithms promote dystopian outcomes

Last week, I wrote an opinion piece in the Carolina Journal titled “The Attack on Free Speech You Haven’t Heard About.” I detailed how Big Tech uses algorithms to filter speech, promote content, and target advertisements. I concluded my piece by stating that current algorithm models discourage an honest and truthful marketplace of ideas. However, I left...