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October 2009

October 2009

Saving Journalism with Naked Transparency

by Stan Tsirulnikov on October 30, 2009 • View Comments

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Given that new technologies are making the traditional newspaper business model obsolete, shouldn’t we celebrate accessible government data?

Coase’s “The Federal Communications Commission” at 50

by Cord Blomquist on October 29, 2009 • View Comments

This morning, The Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Progress and Freedom Foundation hosted “Ronald Coase’s The Federal Communications Commission at 50,” featuring FCC Commissioner Robert M. McDowell, GMU Prof. Tom Hazlett, Dr. Jeffrey Eisenach of Empiris LLC and GMU, and Dr. Evan Kwerel of the FCC and John Williams formerly of the [...]

Charitable deductions for interest-free loans?

by Stefanie Haeffele-Balch on October 28, 2009 • View Comments

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Are all charitable donations equal under tax law? You can’t deduct Kiva.com loans.

Reminder: Coase’s FCC at 50 Event Tomorrow

by Jerry Brito on October 28, 2009 • View Comments

Join us tomorrow at 9 a.m. for the event “Ronald Coase’s The Federal Communications Commission at 50,”

A tisket, a tasket, no Internet casket

by Jerry Ellig on October 27, 2009 • View Comments

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If you want to order a casket online as a Halloween prop, better check your state’s laws first.

No wine from Amazon for now

by Jerry Ellig on October 27, 2009 • View Comments

State regulations have apparently killed Amazon’s plans to facilitate direct-to-consumer wine sales.

Windows 7 Seems Very Un-Microsoft

by Gabriel Okolski on October 27, 2009 • View Comments

With last week’s release of Windows 7, Microsoft’s quick response to Windows Vista indicates that the software giant may not have quite as much market power as some may suspect.

Against faith in government

by Jerry Brito on October 26, 2009 • View Comments

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A libertarian critique of Lawrence Lessig’s argument the “naked transparency” that justifies public cynicism about politics.

Regulatory “buckets” are back

by Jerry Brito on October 23, 2009 • View Comments

In its proposed net neutrality rules, the FCC seeks to create a new regulatory classification for “managed services,” but such classification rarely works.

Evolutionary psychology and open networks

by Stan Tsirulnikov on October 23, 2009 • View Comments

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What does evolutionary psychology have to say about Internet culture?

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