Kainoa Lowman
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.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay. TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)
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Looking handsome, thank you @BroadbandCensus
Who’s to Blame for BEAD? Join in an Open Discussion Big Telecom, elected Democrats, someone else? broadbandbreakfast.com/whos-to-blame-…
.@glastris and @klowmn dig deep and follow the facts to expose what Ezra Klein's abundance theory gets wrong about the failure to expand rural broadband: It's not because of onerous regulations. It's because of telecom monopolies. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/the…
Great work here. Bad broadband has nothing to do with regulation and everything to do with entrenched telcos and weak competition. Well done @klowmn and @econliberties
.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay. TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)
In addition to correcting the record on Biden's rural broadband program, this excellent essay (and thread!) shows Bush and Obama tried the Abundance approach to universal broadband--deregulate and subsidize Comcast/Verizon--and explains why it failed
.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay. TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)
Some detailed cold water for the abundists
Finally, we debunk the Abundance/GOP sub-narrative that “everything bagel” or “woke” regulations derailed BEAD. State officials uniformly dismissed this argument. As it turns out, administering a broadband program of BEAD’s scale is difficult, highly technical business. 10/
Amazing example of how doing the work, listening to people, and digging deep on a topic can reveal the shallowness of extremely online takes like "Biden spiked his own rural broadband program with overdoing on process." By @glastris and @klowmn washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/the…
Check out this must-read from my @econliberties colleague and friend Kainoa Lowman. Great stuff.
.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay. TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)
Great piece.
.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay. TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)
This is a well-researched and strongly argued piece about the abundance world's view on broadband, building nicely on the Atlantic essay @BenDinovelli wrote last month. It gives good history and context. It's worth the read. Well done @klowmn and @glastris!
.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay. TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)
Great Washington Monthy piece challenging the Abundance Boys claims that the obstacle to building is regulations by liberals washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/the… They show it is overwhelming corporate power blocking competition.