Author Archives: Paul Steidler
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The Escalating Absurdity Of Tech-Bashing Legislation (From RealClearMarkets)
November 28, 2022- Paul Steidler Congress has legitimate, huge issues on its plate this lame duck session, including government funding, a potential rail strike, and more. Addressing the so-called big tech and antitrust issues of the day, such as the order by which Amazon lists [Read More...] -
U.S. Postal Service Should Help Ukraine By Issuing A Semipostal Stamp
November 10, 2022- Paul Steidler During today’s public comment period before the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, the Lexington Institute’s Paul Steidler urged that a semipostal stamp be issued to benefit Ukraine. His remarks are below. A fuller proposal the Lexington Institute submitted for [Read More...] -
Three Things Re: U.S. Postal Service’s November 10 Announcements
November 9, 2022- Paul Steidler On Thursday morning, November 10, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors will convene for a quarterly public meeting while announcing financial results for fiscal year 2022, service performance (likely including election mail performance), and many other matters. Here [Read More...] -
5 Reasons The Postal Service Is Ready For The Election (From The Hill)
November 4, 2022- Paul Steidler Barring the unexpected, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is poised to have another solidly successful election season, meaning it will promptly deliver ballots to and from voters. In 2020, amid historically high voter turnout and COVID, the average time for [Read More...] -
Conservatives Should Nix Support For Klobuchar’s Tech Bill (From RealClearPolicy)
October 11, 2022- Paul Steidler Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) big tech-bashing American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) has garnered significant Republican support, even though it does nothing to address the free speech issues that have so justifiably enraged conservatives. Enactment of AICOA would have [Read More...] -
Reforming This UN Agency Will Spark An International E-Commerce Boom (From The National Interest)
October 10, 2022- Paul Steidler There is an international e-commerce boom coming. It will soon be common for small packages to be sent anywhere in the world in three days or less, at affordable prices with electronic tracking and other features. Thinks of it as [Read More...] -
Getting the World-Class Cybersecurity Workforce America’s Electric Grid Needs
September 28, 2022- Paul Steidler How can the United States systematically attract, retain, and grow a world-class workforce that will protect the electric grid and other critical infrastructure systems from cyberattacks? With 600,000 cybersecurity positions in the country unfilled and demands for these skilled professionals [Read More...] -
On Point: Solutions And Next Steps In Saving the U.S. Postal Service (From NPR)
September 12, 2022- Paul Steidler Lexington Institute’s Paul Steidler and Washington Post reporter Jacob Bogage were the guests on NPR’s hour-long program On Point. They discussed the Postal Service Reform Act and the future of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with host Meghna Chakrabarti. Mr. [Read More...] -
International Shipping Reform, A Healthy Stimulant For U.S. And Free World Economies (From InsideSources)
August 29, 2022- Paul Steidler E-commerce has been essential in helping the U.S. economy thrive and survive over the last decade. Now, the world is on the verge of e-commerce 2.0: Strong growth in international package shipments over the next decade will benefit businesses and [Read More...] -
A Discussion With U.S. Postal Service Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb Hull
August 11, 2022- Paul Steidler Tammy Whitcomb Hull is the Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). She leads a staff of approximately 1,000 that does investigations and audit work, integral to the proper functioning of USPS. Several factors have made the work of [Read More...]