Timothy B. Lee

Bitcoin provides a backstop in countries that suffer from high inflation and a dysfunctional banking system.

Congress is focusing on trolls, while ignoring deeper problems with the patent system.

Patent trolls exploit the high cost of patent lawsuits to force targets to settle. A new Senate proposal would make that strategy more difficult.

Even Facebook’s founder had no idea how big Facebook would get.

The fact that American negotiators wrote the rules doesn’t necessarily mean those rules are in the interests of the American public.

Apple sold a ton of iPhones last quarter, but iPad sales have continued to slump.

SSL encryption doesn’t just protect users’ privacy — it also makes cyberattacks more difficult.

Lawmakers in both houses of Congress are preparing legislation to stop rampant abuse of the patent system.