Opinion
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Critics: FCC CableCARD Mandate Requires ‘Outdated Technology’
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission is giving cable TV companies until Nov. -
Heartland Institute Insurance Experts Comment on Hurricane Irene
Opinion -Hurricane Irene, the first storm of the 2011 hurricane season to threaten the mainland United States, appears likely to make landfall in the Carolinas sometime in the next few days. -
Global Warming Debate Benefits Perry
Opinion -Public opinion polls show a minority of Americans believe humans are causing a serious and imminent global warming threat. -
Comcast and Bloomberg Battle Over Channel Placement
Opinion -Comcast Corporation responded to a complaint filed against the cable company with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by filing its own complaint with the regulatory agency against Bloomberg LP. -
Financial Rules Prompt Banks to Raise Debit Card Fees, Drop Perks
Opinion -Financial services firm Wells Fargo has announced it will test a $3 monthly fee for debit card users in select states, the result of new “interchange” regulations for debit cards that go into effect October 1. -
Charter Schools Achieve Dramatic Turnarounds in LA, Philadelphia
Opinion -Public schools converted into charters in Philadelphia and Los Angeles have managed to dramatically boost students’ standardized test scores and graduation rates, says a new report from the Center for American Progress. -
Case Dismissed–Gladly
Opinion -A Kentucky circuit court judge was pretty happy when a case set to go to trial before him settled. How happy? -
Supreme Court to Determine Constitutionality of Government GPS Tracking
Opinion -In 1994, the Global Positioning System became fully operational. Seventeen years later, concerns are arising about the government-maintained satellite tracking system being used by law enforcement to violate civil rights. -
Republican Candidates Should Push for Real Education Reform
Opinion -In light of his presidential candidacy, several commentators have cast wary glances at Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s record on crony capitalism and its implications for how he and other Republican candidates will approach education policy. -
Clever Words Sustain the Bloated U. S. Government
Opinion -Politicians live on words. They are the politician’s true currency. It’s no secret the currency is debased nearly to worthlessness because politicians so often act in ways that belie their words.Example: Rep. -
Attacking Television’s Ideology
Opinion -Review of Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV, by Ben Shapiro, Broadside Books, 412 pages, 2011 $26.99. -
Cyberattacks on Government Sites on the Rise
Opinion -Recently, the Web site of the Arizona Department of Public Safety became completely inaccessible, and millions of confidential Arizona department of public safety emails were made available by the Pirate Bay, a Swedish bit-torrent site known for -
FCC Eliminates Fairness Doctrine After Congressional Demand for Regulatory Review
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission was among several federal agencies under fire from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for regulatory overreach and failure to institute necessary reforms. -
Medicare Bidding Process Will Hurt Doctors, Patients
Opinion -A poorly designed set of changes to Medicare announced earlier this month could have serious negative consequences as it hits home here in the Washington, D.C., area. -
Diverse Right-Left Coalition Will Detail How Congress Could Take ‘Green Scissors’ To Budget
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Detroit Links Downtown Surveillance Cameras
Opinion -Downtown Detroit will soon be under the gaze of 350 surveillance cameras monitored by police, raising privacy concerns among civil libertarians, according to the Detroit News. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to FCC Killing the Fairness Doctrine
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission on Monday officially killed the Fairness Doctrine, wiping it from the pages of the Federal Register. -
Obamacare Expected to Deform Insurance Cooperatives
Opinion -One aspect of President Obama’s health care law which has received little notice is its effect on health insurance cooperatives, budgeting $4 billion in grants for the redesign of these nonprofit entities. -
State ‘Proficiency’ Ratings Still Fall Short of National Benchmarks
Opinion -Though 21 states have made their standardized tests more rigorous since 2007, most still label “proficient” what independent, national tests call a “basic” level of learning, says a recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). -
O’Malley Drink Tax Increase Hard to Swallow
Opinion -At a time when most policymakers around the country fought to protect citizens from paying higher taxes, anti-alcohol activists in Maryland fought hard and won a tax hike through the legislature. -
Walden Introduces Spectrum Auction Legislation
Opinion -Draft legislation introduced this July by Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) would mandate the Federal Communications Commission auction a variety of electronic spectrum bands within 10 years. -
Consumer Power Report: Competitive Bidding Isn’t Competitive Enough
Opinion -Another August week, another Friday news dump: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced last week it would dramatically expand its competitive bidding program, which has been criticized strongly by device manufacturers and auction experts. -
FCC May Investigate San Francisco Mobile Device Blackout
Opinion -The heat may be rising for San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid System after revelations it intentionally blocked mobile devices of its passengers on August 11. -
Twitter User Charged Under Federal Stalker Law
Opinion -Prosecutors in Maryland are employing a federal anti-stalking law to charge a man who used the Internet to make unkind statements about a public figure with “intent to harass and cause emotional distress.