Commentary

Google's Chickens Coming Home to Roost

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, August 30 2018

Whoever at Google selected "Don't Be Evil" as its former corporate motto obviously possessed a most profound sense of ironic humor. Perhaps no company rivals Google in terms of malign influence over U.S. public policy, consigning "Don't Be Evil" to the realm of ridiculous rather than descriptive. This week, with President Trump focusing his notorious wrath toward Google, its chickens may be coming home to roost. If so, it only has itself to blame. For years now, Google has selfishly perfected the crony capitalist game to leverage federal government…

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