TikTok Debate: Why Did China Beat Silicon Valley?

As someone who has led the charge for banning TikTok since 2020 in the media and in the halls of Congress, I suppose I should be pleased that the House of Representatives has finally passed a bill with strong bipartisan support that could lead to a ban of the Chinese-owned social-media platform.

But I find I have mixed emotions about the vote.

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Arthur Herman

Arthur Herman is a senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II.

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As someone who has led the charge for banning TikTok since 2020 in the media and in the halls of Congress, I suppose I should be pleased that the House of Representatives has finally passed a bill with strong bipartisan support that could lead to a ban of the Chinese-owned social-media platform.

But I find I have mixed emotions about the vote.

About the Author

Arthur Herman

Arthur Herman is a senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II.