Alex Reinauer is a Research Fellow with the Center for Technology and Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, focusing on tech policy and antitrust. His writing has been published with The Hill and Real Clear Policy.
Alex holds a J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he served as a managing editor for the Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal. He received his B.A. in political science from McNeese State University.
In his spare time, Alex enjoys playing blues guitar and harmonica.
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Congress Has Bad Ideas on Tech Regulation: CEI Report
Congress has some bad ideas on regulating Big Tech, and a new Competitive Enterprise Institute report breaks it all down. “Lawmakers say they are concerned…
Blog
New CEI Paper Lays Out the Worst in Tech Legislation
- By: Alex Reinauer
Bipartisanship in Congress is rare, but it shouldn’t always be celebrated. Bad ideas, despite consensus, still lead to bad results. And recent congressional efforts to…
European Parliament Gives Final Approval to Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act
- By: Alex Reinauer
The European Parliament yesterday approved the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), two expansive new laws that will target the…
Eleven Lousy Tech Bills from the 117th Congress: Fair Repair Act
- By: Alex Reinauer
People drop their phones a lot. According to the electronic repair company uBreakiFix, 95 million smartphones are dropped annually in the U.S. and two…
Op-Eds/Articles
The Hill
Are Two Federal Agencies Smarter Than One to File Antitrust Lawsuits?
Antitrust lawsuits seem to come in waves. The Justice Department sued Google last fall. Then Facebook was hit with two different lawsuits, one from the…
Company News HQ
Uncertain Regulatory Relief at an Uncertain Time
Once the election dust settles, Congress will wrangle over another COVID-19 spending bill, but regulation will ultimately have greater impact on the recovery. Agencies have…
Real Clear Policy
Uncertain Regulatory Relief at an Uncertain Time
Once the election dust settles, Congress will wrangle over another COVID-19 spending bill, but regulation will ultimately have greater impact on the recovery. Agencies have…
Studies
Terrible Tech Bills from the 117th Congress
- By: Alex Reinauer
Congress is considering an onslaught of legislation targeting the largest tech platforms in the U.S., addressing topics such as mobile apps, advertising, merger review,…