Ajit Pai
The Trump FCC Can’t and Shouldn’t Be the Internet Speech Police
The debate over whether Section 230 needs to be updated is an important one. But the proper venue for that debate is in Congress....
One Year After the Net Neutrality Repeal: the FCC Has Abdicated Its Role Protecting Consumers and Competition
Every promise made by broadband providers and every reason cited by the FCC in its decision to eliminate the net neutrality rules has proven...
Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (June 8–16)
The AT&T-Time Warner merger is approved, further fueling the media merger frenzy and providing the Second Gilded Age with “another layer of gold”; net...
Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (Feb. 10–Feb. 17)
This week in political economy.
Yesterday's New York Times editorial: “The terror that has gripped their elected officials … is fear of the wealthy gun...
Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (Dec. 9–Dec. 16)
This week in political economy.
House and Senate Republicans released the final version of their tax bill late Friday afternoon. The Washington Post breaks...
Will Repeal of Net Neutrality Accelerate the Trend in Media Consolidation? The History of Cable Suggests "Yes"
The history of cable and cable programming strongly suggests that without specific FCC safeguards, we can expect a massive “arms race” by providers to...
Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (Nov. 27–Dec. 2)
The stories that most interested us this week.
The Senate approved the Republican tax bill last night following a series of last-minute amendments, paving the way...
