I was publisher of the wall street journal. I spent quite some time overseeing the Digital Businesses of the journal. I consider myself, in fact, maybe the oldest possible digital native. I oversaw businesses that were based on what we then called electronic publishing even before the internet in the 1990s, so i lived in a time before the internet, before Technology Policy was aimed at encouraging innovation back in the 80s and 9s 90s and before government was heavily involved in regulating communications telephones, other technologies. The internet was different in the 1990s. It was liberating, it was permissionless, it was very little government regulation. Were all beneficiaries of that, and my column tries to identify areas where we may be black siding backsliding or where we may be suppressing innovation or not making the most of this extraordinary opportunity. Host well, youve written that washington is a disaster for innovation disaster area for innovation. Why do you write that
Everyone does not mean a 21yearold who just got assigned there, that it does mean a senior officer or someone who is trained in this sort of endeavor. The other issue is this issue of carrying personal firearms on base. We are seeing that debate in the Defense Authorization bill. This is a concern of a lot of folks. Military folks are a lot more chained trained than your average people. But there is still the concerned, do you have that level of opportunity experience the folks that are really pushing for allowing personal firearms are saying these are the best in america. These are people that we know have signed up, we know their motivation. We know that they have been trained and they are more responsible than another 23yearold. But there is still that concern. It was getting that weapon those weapons, do they know what to do . There was a report of something down in florida this weekend who took a personal firearm and accidentally discharged it. I dont remember if there were any in
Even as the investigation into the suspected domestic terrorist case continues. Many are looking to the federal government, we are asking viewers to weigh in this morning. Should soldiers be able to carry their guns on military bases and recruiting sites . The phone lines are open. Democrats call 202 7488000 republicans call 202 7488001 independents, call 202 7488002. A special line is boring for active and retired members of the military, 202 7488003. You can also catch up with us on social media, twitter, facebook or email at journal cspan. Org. We begin with the debate over whether restrictions on soldiers carrying their weapons on military facilities should be lifted. Heres how the washington times, put it. The chattanooga shooting spree has reignited the debate over whether will sorry military personnel should be able to carry on basis. As we noted, governors in several states already taking action since that shooting last week. The wall street journal, says some of the actions ta
Heres what is ahead on cspan2. First up, the Community Indicators with Gordon Crovitz then jeb bush outlines his priorities for reducing Government Spending, reforming Veterans Affairs and improving the economy. Later we hear about president ial candidates disclose showers the federal elections commission. And from the Cato Institute a discussion on the rise of synthetic or designer drugs. Host Gordon Crovitz, what too you write about in your wall street journal column . Sunny try to support the newspapers position on free people and free markets in the ers of technology and particularly around the internet and innovation. Host how did you get that assignment. Guest ive been with the wall street journal for many years, publisher of the wall street journal. I spent quite some time overseeing the Digital Businesses of the journal. I consider myself in fact maybe the oldest possible digital native. I oversaw businesses that were based on what we then called electronic publishing, even bef
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