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FTC must limit competition authority, Congressional Judiciary leadership urges

October 24, 2013

Senators Chuck Grassley and Mike Lee and Reps. Bob Goodlatte and Spencer Bachus just sent a strongly worded letter to FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez insisting...


Geoffrey Manne in RedState: How Free is the Wireless Spectrum Market?

October 18, 2013

With spectrum auctions set to begin early next year, TF’s Geoffrey Manne has a guest article in RedState examining the debate over how and whether...


DC v. SF: A Clash of Visions for Tech Policy

October 18, 2013

How do DC and SF think about the future? Are their visions of how to promote, and adapt to, technological change compatible? Or are America’s...


FISA Court, let us make the case for transparency

October 11, 2013

As part of its mass surveillance programs, the federal government has asked private companies like Google and Microsoft for users’ data ███ times in the...


The real fight in Washington: Can we plan a better future?

October 11, 2013

George Will nailed it in this 2012 column: America now is divided between those who find this social churning unnerving and those who find it...


The humility Hayek urged would serve tech policymakers well

October 9, 2013

Humility about our ability to plan or steer the future from the top down should be the chief virtue of tech regulators. We’re fond of...