Rachel Chiu

Juris Doctor Candidate

Yale Law School

Rachel Chiu is a visiting fellow at the Independent Women's Forum. She is a policy commentator and writer focused on online speech, antitrust, and emerging technologies. Rachel has authored over 60 op-eds, which have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fox News, The Hill, and City AM, among other publications. She graduated with honors from Cornell University and was a Blume Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center. She's currently working as a judicial clerk.

Policy focus

Tech & Innovation

Region

Mid-Atlantic

Location

New Jersey

Twitter

@rachelhchiu

Book

Media Hits (

124 )

Jul 28, 2026

The Hill

Believe it or not, AI is creating more opportunities in skilled trades

Feb 2, 2026

First Things

Restoring Venezuela Will Require Faith

Nov 28, 2025

FEE

Antitrust and Tariffs Are on a Collision Course

Sep 24, 2025

Wall Street Journal

Not one of my professors has said Charlie Kirk’s name

Aug 8, 2025

FEE

Do Americans Still Need Public Media?

May 16, 2025

FEE

Water Pressure

Mar 16, 2025

FEE

Drone Controversies Renew Questions About Who “Owns” the Skies

Dec 9, 2024

FEE

Section 230 Promotes the Marketplace of (Human) Ideas

Oct 10, 2024

FEE

Understanding Government Attempts to Curtail "Harmful" Speech

Jun 3, 2024

National Review

New Jersey isn’t a safe bet for the DOJ’s Apple lawsuit

Apr 5, 2024

The Federalist

A New Wave of “Quiet” Protest Disrupts Georgetown Law

Mar 25, 2024

The Hill

Journalists Need a Shield Against Government Snooping

Mar 12, 2024

Washington Examiner

Campus Antisemitism on Trial

Mar 1, 2024

Washington Examiner

EEOC’s Workplace Harassment Guidance is Unconcerned with Women’s Safety and Religious Expression

Feb 23, 2024

The Hill

Social Media Disclosure Requirements are Unconstitutional Compelled Speech

Dec 28, 2023

REASON

Hong Kong Police Targeting Overseas Activists and Speech

Nov 3, 2023

Wall Street Journal

Preserving History and Faith on New Jersey’s Christian-Run Beach

Oct 19, 2023

New York Post

We have spent a lot of time in American Academia—the Pro-Hamas statements on Campus don’t surprise us. It is time to fix our edu

Aug 28, 2023

IWF

EU Tech Regulations Risk Undermining American Business and Innovation

Aug 17, 2023

National Review

Affirmative Action Never Delivered on its Promises. K-12 Reforms Can

Aug 13, 2023

Wall Street Journal

KOSA/COPPA 2.0 bills

Aug 9, 2023

Washington Examiner

Biden Judicial Picks Promote Diversity and Judicial Activism Over Merit

Jul 21, 2023

Independent Women's Forum

Microsoft-Activision Blog Post

Jul 5, 2023

RealClearMarkets

California’s Journalism Bill is a Government Subsidy, Not a Lifeline

Jul 3, 2023

National Review

Illumina puts the FTC’s speculative antitrust theories to the test

May 19, 2023

City A.M.

Competition watchdog hurts UK gamers by blocking Microsoft’s takeover of Activision

Apr 28, 2023

FOX News Opinion

ChatGPT and the Propagation of False Truths

Apr 6, 2023

Washington Examiner

Is the FTC’s attempt to block the Microsoft-Activision deal unconstitutional?

Mar 30, 2023

The National Interest

Banning TikTok Would Close China’s Social Media Backdoor

Mar 15, 2023

National Review

JetBlue-Spirit Merger

Feb 14, 2023

The Hill

Distinguishing Between Big Tech and Overzealous Government

Nov 29, 2022

Independent Women's Forum

Ticketmaster-Taylor Swift debacle puts antitrust on center stage

Nov 18, 2022

DC Journal

Musk’s Twitter Takeover is Democracy in Action

Oct 26, 2022

IWF

Why the Supreme Court should stand with Section 230

Oct 25, 2022

City A.M.

CMA’s Meta-Giphy ruling risks emboldening antitrust regulators around the world

Sep 27, 2022

IWF

Aug 24, 2022

FEDERALIST

How the Supreme Court revived religious liberty

Jul 1, 2022

Washington Examiner

The Lemon Test “Misadventure” is Over

Jun 15, 2022

OCR

California’s social media bill will do little to protect children online

May 16, 2022

Duluth News Tribune

Minnesota online child safety bill will erode privacy for all users

Apr 28, 2022

City A.M.

Mar 21, 2022

City A.M.

Online Safety Bill’s “legal but harmful” regulations are an affront to free expression

Mar 2, 2022

RealClearMarkets

Attacks On 'Big Tech' Increasingly Threaten Customer Safety

Jan 31, 2022

City A.M.

Online Safety Bill will stifle free expression instead of harmful content

Jan 25, 2022

Real Clear Policy

What David Weil’s confirmation would mean for the future of work

Dec 13, 2021

Detroit News

Supreme Court needs to affirm religious freedom, again

Dec 3, 2021

City A.M.

Forced Meta-Giphy Divestiture Will Discourage UK Investment

Nov 18, 2021

International Policy Digest

The FDA turned the e-cigarette industry into a regulatory mess

Nov 18, 2021

National Review

The robber baron myth pervades new antitrust bills

Nov 17, 2021

Real Clear Policy

The FTC’s veneer of democracy is fading

Nov 9, 2021

TOWNHALL

Senate antitrust bill narrows distinction between US and EU competition laws

Oct 26, 2021

City A.M.

Legislation won’t solve the Facebook problem

Oct 20, 2021

National Review

An Uncertain Future for Mergers and Acquisitions

Oct 15, 2021

Blavity

Infrastructure bill’s tobacco excise tax will target minorities and worsen income inequality

Oct 15, 2021

Jurist

Caution and restraint should steer antitrust enforcement

Oct 14, 2021

Blavity

Infrastructure bill’s tobacco excise tax will target minorities and worsen income inequality

Oct 12, 2021

City A.M.

Moratoriums on facial recognition will do little to stem the tide of surveillance

Oct 8, 2021

Blavity

Infrastructure bill’s tobacco excise tax will target minorities and worsen income inequality

Sep 24, 2021

City A.M.

Weakening encryption for CSAM monitoring would hurt vulnerable populations

Sep 24, 2021

National Review

Regulators need to rethink how they approach tech antitrust

Sep 9, 2021

The National Interest

The FDA’s anti-competitive e-cigarette restrictions are a small business killer

Sep 9, 2021

City A.M.

CMA regulators are wrong. Facebook and GIPHY were not competitors.

Aug 20, 2021

RealClearMarkets

Lawmakers think they can run app stores better than Apple and Google

Aug 4, 2021

New York Daily News

What New Yorkers can learn from the flawed delivery app bill

Jul 22, 2021

Detroit News

First Amendment protects unpopular views — that includes the “Disinformation Dozen”

Jun 30, 2021

Orange County Register

The socialism versus capitalism debate needs more minority voices

Jun 2, 2021

OCR

Six months later, what we now know about Proposition 22

May 30, 2021

Boston Herald

For Asian Americans like me, every day is our citizenship test

May 24, 2021

The Hill

Media safe harbor bill

May 5, 2021

Washington Examiner

Amazon union vote ripens conditions for new labor legislation

Apr 8, 2021

The National Interest

Internet shutdowns are dangerous, even for liberal democracies

Mar 25, 2021

The Hill

Who bears the responsibility for online misinformation?

Mar 11, 2021

FEDERALIST

A Professor’s Warning: The Social Cost of Chinese Communist Influence in Academia

Mar 8, 2021

TECHDIRT

Misguided crusade for tech antitrust will exacerbate inequality

Feb 22, 2021

Real Clear Policy

The PRO Act muddles good faith collective bargaining

Feb 3, 2021

USA Today

My Grandmother Stood Up to the CCP. Biden Should Too.

Jan 22, 2021

The American Conservative

Don’t Let The Riots Legitimize Facial Recognition Tech

Jan 15, 2021

Orange County Register

Proposition 22 Underscores Need for Labor Law Reform

Jun 6, 2024

Rova Media

How Do Americans and Israelis View Each Other

May 20, 2024

Rova Media

Is From The River To The Sea Hate Speech?

Mar 16, 2024

Rova Media

A port in Gaza: Why the U.S. see it as a solution to aid deliveries

Mar 9, 2024

Rova Media

Biden Orders US Military to Set Up Temporary Aid Port for Gaza as Famine Threatens

Feb 27, 2024

Rova Media

Israel Joins Cease-Fire Talks in Paris

Feb 19, 2024

Rova Media

Why is Rafah a Key Flashpoint in the Gaza War

Oct 24, 2023

Fox Business

Universities created 'pressure cooker' conditions that support group think mentality

Oct 3, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

FTC Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon

Sep 6, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

MA Schools Ban Talk of Weapons on Campus

Aug 17, 2023

Heard Tell

Importance of A Free Press, How NOT To Save Newspapers, & Getting Better Journalism

Aug 16, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

San Francisco Expands Driverless Taxi Services

Aug 2, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Mastercard Moves to Ban Cannabis Purchases on its Cards

Aug 1, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

FL Violated ADA by Institutionalizing Kids with Disabilities

Jul 20, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Is Gen Z the Surveillance Generation

Jul 11, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

SCOTUS Ruling Roundup PT. 2

Jul 10, 2023

The Matt Buff Show

SCOTUS ends affirmative action for colleges

Jul 5, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

SCOTUS Ruling Roundup PT. 1

Jun 30, 2023

Fox 5 DC

SCOTUS ends affirmative action for colleges

Jun 27, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

SCOTUS Upholds the Indian Child Wellfare Act

Jun 23, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Cali Bill to Make Google & Meta Pay for News they Profit From

Jun 20, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Does YouTube Foster Misinformation?

Jun 10, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Amazon to Pay Over $30M in Priacy Settlements

Jun 6, 2023

Moving Forward with Young Voices

Blocking the Microsoft and Activision deal leaves gamers – and the UK – out in the cold

Jun 6, 2023

KURV McAllen, TX (710-AM)

Blocking the Microsoft and Activision deal leaves gamers – and the UK – out in the cold

May 30, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

SCOTUS Rules Against EPA's Clean Water Act

May 26, 2023

Fox 5 DC

Blocking the Microsoft and Activision deal leaves gamers – and the UK – out in the cold

May 23, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

How Will AI Affect the 2024 Election

May 18, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

EU Approves Microsoft's Aquisition of Activision Blizzard

May 9, 2023

Moving Forward with Young Voices

ChatGPT's artificial intelligence can produce artificial truth

May 5, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Can Politicans Block You on Social Media?

Apr 27, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

What A Fake Drake Song Signals About AI Music

Apr 9, 2023

The Matt Buff Show

JetBlue, Spirit Airlines Unite Against Justice Dept. Lawsuit to Block Proposed Merger

Apr 4, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Legal Analysis of the Charges Against Trump

Mar 20, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Has Democracy's Global Decline Hit a Turning Point?

Mar 17, 2023

KURV McAllen, TX (710-AM)

Blocking the JetBlue–Spirit Merger Won’t Revitalize the Airline Industry

Mar 16, 2023

Scripps News

JetBlue, Spirit Airlines Unite Against Justice Dept. Lawsuit to Block Proposed Merger

Mar 5, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

The Divide on The JetBlue/Spirit Merger

Feb 23, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Judge Blocks NY Hate Speech Law

Feb 2, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Banning Hate Speech

Jan 30, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Deaf Student Sues School Over Lack of Aid

Jan 19, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

A case on charter school dress code

Jan 5, 2023

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Oath Keeper Members to Keep House Seat

Dec 31, 2022

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Meta goes to court

Dec 23, 2022

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Moore v Harper, redistricting

Dec 21, 2022

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Is the Indian Child Welfare Act in jeopardy?

Dec 15, 2022

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Free Speech v Discrimination in Supreme Court

Nov 28, 2022

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Is Ticketmaster a monopoly?

Nov 23, 2022

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Supreme Court questions FTC administrative process

Nov 11, 2022

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Future of Affirmative Action

Nov 2, 2022

Lost Debate (TikTok + Instagram)

Section 230

Sep 21, 2021

Moving Forward with Young Voices

FDA E-Cig Restrictions

May 25, 2021

Moving Forward with Young Voices

MFYV: Media safe harbor bill won't actually help local news

May 11, 2021

Moving Forward with Young Voices

PRO Act

Mar 20, 2021

Consumer Choice Radio

Sec 230 and Big Tech

Mar 19, 2021

Consumer Choice Radio

Regulating social media

Feb 11, 2021

AM560 Chicago

China and Immigration

Jul 28, 2026

Yahoo News (Press)

Believe it or not, AI is creating more opportunities in skilled trades

Jul 28, 2026

MSN

Believe it or not, AI is creating more opportunities in skilled trades

Jul 28, 2026

AOL

Believe it or not, AI is creating more opportunities in skilled trades

Apr 1, 2026

FEE

Antitrust and Tariffs Are on a Collision Course

Nov 28, 2025

RealClearMarkets

Tariff-Proofing the Supply Chain Amid Antitrust Skepticism