Banter is AEI’s weekly podcast series, where hosts Stu James and Andrew Rugg sit down and talk with leading thinkers and political commentators on a wide range of policy topics. True to its name, Banter keeps the conversation fun, entertaining, and interesting for anyone with an interest in politics and policy.

Steve Jobs's announcement that he is stepping down as CEO of Apple is not surprising. Jobs failed better than anyone else in Silicon Valley, maybe better than anyone in corporate America. And yet, behind his failures, there's a moral here for a Washington culture that fears failure too much.

A few quick impressions from last night’s FutureMed extravaganza put on by Singularity University at the Museum of Computer History, a stone’s throw from Google’s Mountain View headquarters.

The event featured an exhibition session where emerging digital health...

The French, apparently unhappy that an innovative American company is so popular in France, have decided to engage in piracy.

The existing regulatory process for medical products frustrates many; a nuanced solution--offering progressive rather than absolute approvals--represents a potentially attractive solution that might also stimulate innovation.

All the rules that govern the technology sector are being rewritten by the industry's participants every six months or so. Does Washington really need to add new, top-down rules into that mix?