FreedomWorks Foundation Submits Comments on Pharmaceutical Merger Guidelines
Today, FreedomWorks Foundation and activists from 25 states submitted a formal comment to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the request for public input to the Task Force as…
Two Years Post-Net Neutrality Repeal: The Internet is Alive and Well
The FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order is about to turn two years old. We were told at the time of its passage that it would mean the elimination of…
Lowering Crime Rates by Ending Occupational Licensing
The movement towards reforming our prison system to lower crime rates and reduce recidivism is helping to shed additional light on absurd occupational licensing laws around the country. According to…
Key Vote YES on S.J.Res. 34 in the House of Representatives
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to vote YES on S.J.Res. 34, a resolution of disapproval under the…
Capitol Hill Update: March 27, 2017
Schedule: The House and Senate are in session this week. House: It appears to be a relatively light week in the House. The chamber will consider a few bills under…
Letter to FCC Calls for Transparency of Zero-Rating Plans
In a Tuesday morning letter to the Federal Trade Commission, a group of tech companies and advocates including the Center for Media Justice, Yelp, Pinterest, and Kickstarter have expressed…
Just Another Regulatory Power Grab by the FCC
Recently, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed a set of new privacy regulations addressing the transfer and use of consumer information. Just as he had done previously with the set-top…
FCC’s Net Neutrality: Fixing a Nonexistent Problem
Last Thursday the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to regulate broadband internet as a public utility. This decision to regulate the internet was made mostly through secret meetings without…
The FTC vs. the FCC on Net Neutrality
A turf war among regulators may be shaping up in the battle over Net Neutrality. A group of 32 academics, who oppose Net Neutrality on free market grounds, are asking…
Antitrust and the Movies
Mark Thorton over at the Mises Institute has a very interesting article up today on the role of anti-trust regulation in…