The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. TRADE

The United Nation’s cultural agency is expected to approve a treaty authorizing countries to create new trade barriers to foreign films, music and other entertainment.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Former Journalism Fellow Neil Hrab on the anti-American motivation behind cultural protectionism.

2. SUPREME COURT

White House Counsel Harriet Miers begins the Supreme Court confirmation process in the Senate.  

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Special Projects Counsel Hans Bader on the lack of substance in most Senate confirmations hearings.

3. TRANSPORTATION

U.S. and European negotiators move towards an agreement that would relax restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines and open aviation markets to greater competition.

 CEI Expert Available for Comment: Technology Counsel Braden Cox and President Fred L. Smith, Jr. on the need to reduce barriers to competition in the airline industry.

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