Tech and Telecom

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/22/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Issues in the News   1. ENVIRONMENT The United…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/21/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/20/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   Issues in the News   1. LEGAL…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/16/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   Issues in the News   1. BUSINESS…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff
• 06/14/2006

Full Document Available in PDF Big government, pro-regulation groups like MoveOn.org want the…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff
• 06/13/2006

Full Document Available in PDF The undersigned organizations would…

Business and Government

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews, John Berlau
• 06/08/2006

Members of Congress, both Republican and Democrat, now say that Sarbanes-Oxley can be unduly burdensome on business. The law that, in…

Antitrust

• CEI Staff
• 06/08/2006

Washington, D.C., June 8, 2006—Congress is scheduled to vote on a plan for putting the federal government in charge of regulating Internet traffic,…

Antitrust

• By: Peter Suderman
• 06/08/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   Issues in the News                                                                                 1.

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/26/2006

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY The House of Representatives passes legislation that would open a portion of the…

Antitrust

• By: John Berlau
• 05/18/2006

How many Objectivists are there among television actresses? Well, there is one for sure: Tracey Ross of NBC’s popular soap opera “Passions.” As you…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/12/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY A new proposal in Congress would require companies to disclose data…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/10/2006

Issues in the News   1. ENERGY Companies pour billions of dollars into ethanol production to meet demand…

Business and Government

• By: Isaac Post
• 05/09/2006

Budgets and softwood lumber deals aren't Prime Minister Stephen Harper's only significant initiatives. On Friday, he followed through on an unfortunate promise he…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff
• 05/08/2006

Full Document Available in PDF New Era, or ‘Ancien Régime,’…

Antitrust

• By: Peter Suderman
• 05/08/2006

America has developed a proud paternal bond with the Internet.  We’ve watched and cheered the Net’s growth from its awkward, text-heavy infancy into…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/05/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />  Issues in the News   1. HEALTH…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/01/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY A new coalition aims to “save the internet” by imposing price controls on…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/27/2006

Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS The Senate Finance Committee investigates tax documents from major oil companies. CEI Expert Available to…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/24/2006

Issues in the News 1. POLITICS Wal-Mart’s impact on wages, prices and employment benefits attracts an army of supporters and detractors…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/20/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY A judge denies Microsoft’s request for documents relating to an ongoing antitrust dispute…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/19/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Washington State and meets with Microsoft…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/17/2006

1. TELEVISION TV networks challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency fines in court. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for…

Business and Government

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews
• 04/15/2006

Reforming telecommunications law is a favored subject in the halls of Congress this year. Hot issues include streamlining video franchising and addressing the "net…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/12/2006

Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google defends its business ventures in China. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President…

Antitrust

• By: Peter Suderman
• 04/11/2006

The French climate of economic sluggishness and widespread unemployment has led to a pervasive restlessness. Many—especially the youth—have taken to rioting, striking, and…

Business and Government

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr., R.W. Grant
• 04/11/2006

  In the 108 years since the passage of the Sherman Act, there has probably never been a clearer and more concise statement of the…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/11/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY The government of France tries to force Apple to hand over information about their iTunes…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/10/2006

Issues in the News   1. INTERNET ABC announces a free two-month trial access to its most popular shows…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff
• 04/07/2006

Full Document Available in PDF Dear Chairman Barton: As…

Business and Government

• By: Peter Suderman
• 03/30/2006

America has developed a proud paternal bond with the Internet. We've watched and cheered the net's growth from its awkward, text-heavy infancy into…

Antitrust

• By: Peter Suderman
• 03/28/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />  Few industries are more demonized than Big Tobacco. From…

Antitrust

• By: Iain Murray
• 03/23/2006

“People shouldn’t fear their governments, governments should fear their people.” This line from the movie V for Vendetta seems to have convinced libertarian luminaries…

Business and Government

• By: Peter Suderman
• 03/22/2006

Like it or not, comic books are no longer the domain of nerds and adolescents. Driven by the box-office success of adaptations of…

Business and Government

• By: Jesse Walker
• 03/22/2006

Broadcasting has come a long way since the pioneer punk band The Clash blasted Britain's radio regulators with that line in 1979, but in some…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff, Jason Talley
• 03/17/2006

Jason Talley heads the Bureaucrash pro-freedom activist network—in Bureaucrash’s own parlance, he is the Crasher-in-Chief. He spoke recently with CEI Planet on his…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/15/2006

Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS Delta airlines plans to terminate its pension plan and seek salary concessions amid a struggle…

Business and Government

• By: Ivan Osorio
• 03/13/2006

Is there a point at which societal change moves so fast that some people not only do not see it, but emphatically deny…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/08/2006

Issues in the News   1. BUSINESS Democrats in the House of Representative announce a legislative agenda for spurring innovation…

Business and Government

• CEI Staff
• 03/05/2006

Washington, D.C., March 6, 2006—AT&T’s announcement that it will merge with Bell South is a pro-competitive move that will benefit consumers, says <?xml:namespace…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/01/2006

Issues in the News 1. E-COMMERCE AOL proceeds with plans to charge a “postage” fee for mass senders of email.

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/27/2006

Issues in the News   1. INTERNET A federal court ruling on copyright could undermine Google’s Book Search program.

Business and Government

• By: John Berlau
• 02/23/2006

If you thought al Qaeda or Iraqi insurgents were the major threats facing America, Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) says you’re wrong. According to Dent,…

Antitrust

• CEI Staff
• 02/14/2006

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Washington, D.C., February 15, 2006—The future of video content online could begin today in the Senate…

Business and Government

• By: Peter Suderman
• 02/08/2006

Issues in the News   1. GLOBAL WARMING Evangelical leaders come out in favor of mandated carbon dioxide emission cuts. …

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/26/2006

Issues in the News   1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL Finance company BB&T announces that it will refuse loans to developers attempting to…

Antitrust

• By: Peter Suderman
• 01/22/2006

Americans love channel surfing, and many spend their evenings flipping through the vast ocean of inexpensive programming available through cable television packages. But…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/17/2006

Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS A new Maryland law requiring Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health benefits has other…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/06/2006

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY Frequently-fined radio host Howard Stern makes his much-anticipated move to satellite broadcasting next…

Business and Government

• By: Braden Cox
• 01/05/2006

Simply uttering the phrase “Internet governance” is enough to make some people cringe with visions of Big Brother. But Internet governance is not—and shouldn’t be—some…

Antitrust

• By: CEI Staff
• 01/05/2006

Full Document Available in PDF Europe’s Global REACH: Chemical Regulations…

Antitrust