A lot has changed since that not-so-halcyon year 1934.  So why are the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and “Net Neutrality” advocates attempting to regulate the Internet under laws drafted for the technology of that era?  In 1934, World War I was not yet known as “World War I.”  A short film featuring…

Last month, a federal court of appeals unanimously rejected the brazen campaign by Obama’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the Internet via so-called “Net Neutrality.”  Meanwhile, over in the court of public opinion, the American electorate opposes Obama’s scheme to federalize the Web by a 2-to-1 margin…

Politics isn’t the only means by which we can defend freedom and thwart the Obama Agenda.  This week, we received an encouraging reminder of that fact.  In its much-anticipated Comcast v. Federal Communications Commission decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled unanimously that Obama&…

The Obama Era has become a protracted, nightmarish Whack-A-Mole game of tax increases and bureaucratic self-enlargement. In sector after sector of American life, another scheme to expand government and wrench more earnings from Americans’ pockets pops up.  Its next targeted sector?  The Internet.  Take a look at the following…

When asked this week whether he planned on reading Sarah Palin’s new autobiography Going Rogue, Barack Obama curtly replied, “probably not.”  Fair enough.  The President is a busy man playing pickup basketball games at the White House, whisking Michelle off to taxpayer-subsidized dates in New York City and plotting methods…

Obama's FCC and Net Neutrality – Merely a Trick on Internet Users or Just a Treat for Google? WASHINGTON, DC – As President Obama’s FCC moves forward to impose burdensome Net Neutrality regulations on the Internet and just in time for Halloween, the Center for Individual Freedom (“CFIF”) today released the following illustration…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski, apparently lacking any sense of irony, warned this week of a “looming crisis” in wireless Internet capacity, even while he simultaneously proposes “Net Neutrality” rules that would exacerbate the problem.  Speaking at a wireless industry convention, Chairman…

Amid the blizzard of governmental hyperactivity since Obama’s inauguration just eight months ago, it’s understandable that disoriented Americans remain unfamiliar with the looming threat known as Net Neutrality.  Understandably, the current healthcare debate alone consumes a great deal of Americans’ focus and opposition. …

America’s telecommunications sector has withstood the economic downturn remarkably well.  In spite of this, or perhaps precisely because of this, it might be the next target of government overreach.  As The Wall Street Journal noted this week, the tech sector has helped lift the markets from their recent troughs…

Net “Neutrality”: Regulating and Politicizing the Internet What is Net Neutrality? So-called “Net Neutrality,” or more aptly “Net Regulation,” is governmental regulation of the Internet. It creates new government mandates to regulate the Internet by limiting broadband companies’ ability to freely…