NSI Experts in the News
In a world that is always changing, NSI Experts offer insight on developing stories in the news. Please continue reading for their take on the most important breaking stories.
Gus Coldebella, NSI Advisory Board member, on the Crypto Council
“We know that crypto holds immense promise for spurring economic growth and creating jobs, improving financial inclusion and access, and enhancing privacy and security… That is why we will help policymakers, regulators, and individuals anywhere in the world to understand the benefits of crypto” Read the full article in the Crypto report here.
Sam Curry, NSI Visiting Fellow, on the LinkedIn data leak
“The heart of the issue in the reported LinkedIn data leak is that the bad guys are getting better at this and at a faster rate than the good guys. The gap is growing in an accelerated way … it’s like seeing a Tesla racing against someone on bicycle.” Read the full article in the National News here.
Benjamin Wittes, NSI Advisory Board member, on his new podcast entitled ‘After Trump”
“Today we are releasing the first episode in a podcast series of which I am deeply proud. It’s called “After Trump” and it’s based on the book Lawfare published last year by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith: “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency. You can subscribe to the show, produced in collaboration with the folks at Goat Rodeo, here.” Read the full article in Lawfare here.
Mario Loyola, NSI Visiting Fellow, on energy and technology
“President Biden’s infrastructure plan proposes to spend trillions of dollars toward achieving zero greenhouse emissions by 2050. It won’t reach that goal, for two reasons. First, Democrats refuse to accept that natural gas and nuclear power have to be part of any green-energy plan. Second and even more daunting, every new energy project has to go through the same federal approval process as any other infrastructure project — a process so convoluted, costly, time-consuming and unpredictable that it’s a wonder any infrastructure project gets built in America. Many don’t.” Read the full article in the Wall Street Journal here.
