Consolidating the threats to freedom (Part I)
The Senate passed a measure last week that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from resurrecting the Fairness Doctrine. I will be happy to see that threat to freedom of speech quashed,...
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The Supreme Court has now upheld the FCC’s ability to regulate fleeting expletives. The Court sidestepped the constitutional question of whether such restrictions are at odds with the First Amendment....
View Article“It’s none of your damn business!”
After news came out that the Google Voice application for the iPhone had been rejected from Apple’s App Store, the Federal Communications Commission pounced. The FCC sent a “letter of inquiry” to Apple...
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Does the First Amendment guarantee "diversity"?
Our new “speech czar” Mark Lloyd wants to increase “diversity” on the airwaves. That’s part of his job title, in fact: “Associate general counsel and chief diversity officer at the Federal...
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How not to oppose net neutrality
Here’s the basic argument given for net neutrality, the idea that the government should regulate the Internet in order to ensure that all data is treated equally: The Internet belongs to society, it...
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Tyranny at the FCC
Suppose you heard of someone who, in spite of its bloody and impoverished history, advocated socialism. Suppose that person thought the key to moving America toward socialism was using government power...
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The lullaby of broadband
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, the CEOs of both Google and Verizon have endorsed that portion of the FCC’s new National Broadband Plan that calls for “making high-speed Internet connections available...
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