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Congress needs to curtail the FCC’s public interest authority
How do we know when a broadcaster is acting in the “public interest”? Under current law, the answer is simple: when the Federal Communications Commission…
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It’s time to kill the equal time rule
While the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is commendably repealing many outdated regulations, one major form of broadcast content regulation stubbornly remains: the “equal time”…
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Conservative radio and the risks of FCC pressure on broadcast licensees
Conservative radio is one of the most potent forces in American politics. It emerged from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deregulation that fostered free speech and…
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Let the Internet Grow Up
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…
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Microsoft counters accusations from European antitrust officials that the company has not supplied…
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News 1. AUTOMOTIVE The Department of Transportation announces the biggest change to federal fuel economy regulations…
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Waiting to Inhale: ‘Thank You for Smoking’
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Few industries are more demonized than Big Tobacco. From…
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update
Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS General Motors goes forward with plans to fire salaried workers at 30 U.S. locations, cutting…
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V is for Read the Book Instead
“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…