Blog Public Opposes Mortgage Bailout Bill Supported by Congress By: Hans Bader 07/14/2008 Both the House and Senate have passed similar mortgage bailout bills by lopsided margins, although Bush has threatened to veto them. But the American…
Blog FCC Declines to Hammer Localism Issue By: Alex Harris 07/14/2008 On Friday, the FCC rejected complaints from public interest groups whining that some Chicago and Milwaukee stations did not give a lot of coverage…
Blog Fannie-Freddie warnings from Fred Smith in 2000 and beyond By: John Berlau 07/14/2008 The near-collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may have taken the markets and the financial media by surprise, but is something that CEI schlolars…
Blog UK Town to Abolish Traffic Cameras By: Ryan Young 07/14/2008 The UK has quietly become one of the most-surveilled societies on earth. The isle sports an eye-popping one surveillance camera for every fourteen people.
Blog NFL Network Angry Again By: Alex Harris 07/14/2008 The NFL Network (NFLN) has been quite aggressive in its demands for cable providers to include it in their lineups. Back in 2006, Adam Thierer…
Blog Patent Loophole Used to Stifle Competition By: Alex Harris 07/14/2008 According to tech news site ArsTechnica, Companies looking for a competitive edge over their rivals have in recent years been making use of a…