Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology
Dan Rather actually made the following two contradictory statements in the same speech: I personally encourage the president to establish a White House commission on public media. and then: A truly free and independent press is the red beating heart of democracy and freedom. He’s right that the free press is a “watchdog on power.” [...]
This is just a listing of the installments of my ongoing “Media Deconsolidation Series.” I needed to create a single repository of all the essays so I could point back to them in future articles and papers. For those not familiar with it, this series represents an effort to set the record straight regarding the [...]
There’s much to discuss as Obama shapes his administration (more on this at OpenMarket.org) but arguably one of the most important unanswered questions is who Obama will pick to staff the Federal Communications Commission. CNET reports that Henry Rivera, a lawyer and former FCC Commissioner, has been selected to head the transition team tasked with [...]
I’m pleased to announce the publication of A Manifesto for Media Freedom, which I co-authored with Brian C. Anderson of the Manhattan Institute. Brian serves as editor of Manhattan Institute’s excellent City Journal and he is the author of best-selling books like South Park Conservatives and Democratic Capitalism and Its Discontents. In this little manifesto, [...]
May 28, 2012
The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.
