Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology
Last week, Nancy Pelosi reportedly put the Fairness Doctrine in play in Congress — stating that the House leadership would aggressively pursue its restoration. At this point it’s unclear how serious she is about it — will there be a real effort to reimpose this relic of the 1940s, or is this just a bone for the Rupert-and-Rush-Need-to-Be-Stopped Left?
One thing is clear — serious or not, its a bad idea. I explain why is this just-released Heritage paper.
James Gattuso / James Gattuso is a Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy in the Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Gattuso also leads the Enterprise and Free Markets Initiative at Heritage, with responsiblity for a range of regulatory and market issues. Prior to joining Heritage, he served as Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and also as Vice President for Policy Development with Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE). From 1990 to 1993, he was Deputy Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy at the Federal Communications Commission. From May 1991 to June 1992, he was detailed from the FCC to the office of Vice President Dan Quayle, where he served as Associate Director of the President's Council on Competitiveness. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Dana, 8 year-old son, Peter (whom he relies upon to operate his VCR), and his four year-old daughter Lindsey (who does the DVD player.) He has no known hobbies, but is not nearly as boring as he seems.
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