Posted by Hope Schumaker on February 19, 2026Earth to Government: When Red Tape Sends Innovation to the Final FrontierElon Musk thinks he might have a solution to the ongoing clash between red tape and innovation: space. [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on December 18, 2025We’ve Got Talent: Encouraging the Innovators and Students of Our Nation Towards ExcellenceThe United States is home to some of the most genius innovators and groundbreaking technologies of the [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on November 20, 2025BEAD the Call: What the First Four Years of BEAD can Teach UsThe Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program (BEAD) has followed a long and winding road since its [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on November 19, 2025Congress Must Act: Preempt State AI Patchwork to Fuel America’s—and Louisiana’s—Innovation FireAs the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) barrels toward a December showdown, House Republicans, [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on October 30, 2025Bayou Built: Louisiana Businesses are Paving the WayNew Orleans has a reputation that precedes it. Fondly referred to as the “Big Easy” and known for its [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on October 2, 2025Keep it SimpleAmazon, an American technology company, is no stranger to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), its role, [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on July 14, 2025Is “Big” Really Bad? What Critics Miss About Big Oil, Big Tech, and Big PharmaEvery few months, headlines warn us about the dangers of “Big” something—Big Oil, Big Tech, Big Pharma. [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on May 12, 2025Liberty vs. the Leviathan: Only 100 out of 26 Million Applications ApprovedEvery day, new evidence emerges demonstrating how government overreach can stifle innovation and limit [...]Read more
Posted by on March 28, 2025The Economics of Transmission Monopoly- ROFR Laws and their Price ImpactThe Pelican Institute is excited to announce a second updated report on the economic effects of [...]Read more