The Trump administration apparently thinks it can compete with Silicon Valley

Published April 9, 2019 8:11pm ET



There are a lot of issues with a big government and a Big Government mentality, and one of the biggest problems is a sense of overconfidence — and despite what many might think, the feeling is bipartisan. It is like the bureaucrats and politicians look at the young kids in hoodies, coding apps, programs, and platforms that change our lives and think to themselves, “Hey, those guys don’t know anything that I don’t. I can do that. Hold my beer.” But, at the same time they still aren’t quite sure what their password to Netflix is or why Instagram is different than MySpace.

But, since they aren’t risking their own money, there isn’t any real risk for them.

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