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  ideas for changing the world

Advancing Ideas
- Sparking New Thinking
  - Read Discourse magazine
    Online journal dedicated to promoting and defending
    classical liberal values with new and innovative thinking
  - Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange
    Building pathways toward a free and pluralistic society
- Exchanging Insight
  - Conversations
    with Tyler
    Interviews with today’s
    underrated thinkers
  - Macro Musings
    Deep dives into critical
    macroeconomic issues
  - Ideas of India
    Explorations of vital questions
    in Indian political economy
  - Hayek Program
    Podcast
    Lectures and discussions on
    political economy
- Funding Innovation
  - Emergent Ventures
    Grants and fellowships for talented individuals with unique
    ideas for changing the world
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Andrea O'Sullivan

Andrea O'Sullivan was formerly a feature writer at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Research Areas

Technology and Innovation

Telecommunications and Broadband

Spectrum Reform

Expert Commentary
COVID-19 Health Policy
The Overton Window Is Now Wide Open for Much-Needed Reforms
Discourse
Adam Thierer, Andrea O'Sullivan
March 25, 2020
Expert Commentary
Technology and Innovation
The FBI Wants Access to a Mass Shooter's iPhone. Will They Demand a Back Door?
Reason
Andrea O'Sullivan
January 14, 2020
Expert Commentary
Ideas & Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Elinor Ostrom
Andrea O'Sullivan
January 5, 2020
Expert Commentary
Economics of Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Alfred E. Kahn
Andrea O'Sullivan
December 23, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economics of Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: James Buchanan
Shannon Dailey, Andrea O'Sullivan
December 18, 2019
Expert Commentary
Online Privacy
Are California's New Data Privacy Controls Even Legal?
Reason
Andrea O'Sullivan
December 17, 2019
Expert Commentary
Ideas & Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Joseph Schumpeter
Shannon Dailey, Andrea O'Sullivan
December 13, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economics of Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Carl Menger
Andrea O'Sullivan, Shannon Dailey, David Masci
December 6, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economic History
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Adam Smith
Andrea O'Sullivan, Shannon Dailey
December 3, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economics of Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Milton and Rose Friedman
Andrea O'Sullivan, Shannon Dailey
December 2, 2019

Policy Briefs
Technology and Innovation
POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Flight Sharing and the Future of Aviation
Christopher Koopman, Andrea O'Sullivan
November 16, 2017
Policy Briefs
Technology and Innovation
POLICY SPOTLIGHT: The Future of Supersonic Flight
Christopher Koopman, Andrea O'Sullivan
November 16, 2017
Public Comments
Technology and Innovation
Informational Injury in FTC Privacy and Data Security Cases
Christopher Koopman, Adam Thierer, Andrea O'Sullivan, Jennifer Huddleston
October 27, 2017
Research Papers
Technology and Innovation
Artificial Intelligence and Public Policy
Adam Thierer, Andrea O'Sullivan, Raymond Russell
August 23, 2017
Research Papers
Government Spending
US Antipoverty Policy and Reform
Veronique de Rugy, Andrea O'Sullivan
July 28, 2016
Public Comments
Technology and Innovation
Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Adam Thierer, Andrea O'Sullivan
July 22, 2016
Data Visualizations
Technology and Innovation
FAA Projections Reflect Deep Uncertainty about the Effect of Regulations on Drone Adoption
Eli Dourado, Andrea O'Sullivan
May 18, 2016
Books
Technology and Innovation
Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers
Jerry Brito, Andrea O'Sullivan
May 3, 2016
Data Visualizations
Technology and Innovation
More Than “Just One iPhone”: Law Enforcement Cites All Writs Act to Access Many Devices
Eli Dourado, Andrea O'Sullivan, Joseph Kane
April 27, 2016
Data Visualizations
Technology and Innovation
Going Dark? Federal Wiretap Data Show Scant Encryption Problems
Andrea O'Sullivan, Eli Dourado
February 26, 2016

Books
Technology and Innovation
Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers
Jerry Brito, Andrea O'Sullivan
May 3, 2016
Books
Technology and Innovation
Bitcoin: Manual básico (para legisladores y diseñadores de políticas)
Jerry Brito, Andrea O'Sullivan
January 23, 2014
Books
Corporate Welfare
Liberalism and Cronyism: Two Rival Political and Economic Systems
Randall G. Holcombe, Andrea O'Sullivan
April 23, 2013

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.

Expert Commentary
COVID-19 Health Policy
The Overton Window Is Now Wide Open for Much-Needed Reforms
Discourse
Adam Thierer, Andrea O'Sullivan
March 25, 2020
Expert Commentary
Technology and Innovation
The FBI Wants Access to a Mass Shooter's iPhone. Will They Demand a Back Door?
Reason
Andrea O'Sullivan
January 14, 2020
Expert Commentary
Ideas & Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Elinor Ostrom
Andrea O'Sullivan
January 5, 2020
Expert Commentary
Economics of Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Alfred E. Kahn
Andrea O'Sullivan
December 23, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economics of Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: James Buchanan
Shannon Dailey, Andrea O'Sullivan
December 18, 2019
Expert Commentary
Online Privacy
Are California's New Data Privacy Controls Even Legal?
Reason
Andrea O'Sullivan
December 17, 2019
Expert Commentary
Ideas & Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Joseph Schumpeter
Shannon Dailey, Andrea O'Sullivan
December 13, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economics of Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Carl Menger
Andrea O'Sullivan, Shannon Dailey, David Masci
December 6, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economic History
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Adam Smith
Andrea O'Sullivan, Shannon Dailey
December 3, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economics of Culture
The 12 Economists of Christmas: Milton and Rose Friedman
Andrea O'Sullivan, Shannon Dailey
December 2, 2019

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.