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Good Spectrum News from the Obama Administration

by Jerry Ellig on June 29, 2010 View Comments

The administration announced its plan to find 500 megaherz of spectrum for mobile broadband service by the end of the decade.

P2P seeks new regulator through the house financial reform bill

by Stefanie Haeffele-Balch on May 11, 2010 View Comments

New regulators. New benefits. New problems.

In the inter-webs of good and evil

by Stefanie Haeffele-Balch on May 3, 2010 View Comments

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The internet has not ushered in an age of peace and tolerance…so what?

The Sideways, Alcoholic Commerce Clause

by Jerry Ellig on April 21, 2010 View Comments

Federal legislation introduced last week could threaten electronic commerce as it further entrenches middlemen who normally profit from every bottle of alcohol that passes from producers to consumers.

Bruce Yandle on the rise of national TV and the spread of social regulation

by Jerry Brito on April 19, 2010 View Comments

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Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus at Clemson College of Business and Behavioral Sciences and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Economics for the Mercatus Center’s Capital Hill Campus, discusses the rise of national TV broadcasting and the spread of health, safety, and environmental regulation in mid-20th century America.

To protect or to inform poor multi-taskers?

by Stefanie Haeffele-Balch on April 4, 2010 View Comments

A new study shows that reaction time is reduced while driving and talking on the phone. Is this a justification for more regulation?

A Modest Proposal to Improve the State of the Union Speech

by Jerry Ellig on January 27, 2010 View Comments

The State of the Union Speech, and the opposition party’s resposne, would be more productive if the audience held their applause until the end.