Ken Ferree and I just filed an amicus brief with the D.C. Circuit in what could be among the most important First Amendment cases involving economic regulation in years:  Comcast’s challenge to the FCC’s cap on the maximum size of a cable operator’s nationwide subscriber-audience.  W...

Yuhui not surprised by handset influence in shoppers' decisions Telcos still wield considerable influence, but for the wrong reason October 28, 2008 News Facts Yuhui read and reviewed the article, "Proof That Handset Brands Help Sell Wireless Plans", by AdAge. This article commented on the findings ...

A recent report by AdAge presents something that should be of no surprise to the common man. It cites a study by Google that shows that the majority of phone owners are swayed in their purchase decision by the handset, not the carrier (registration may be required to read article). This is one of th...

These are the people with perhaps the most important voices of all on the issue. They put their professional lives and reputations on the line, one more than thirty years ago, two during this administration. They were and are in a position unique in this debate--they saw up close what the government...

DNI McConnell and AG Mukasey have penned yet another missive to Harry Reid, this time to warn him that the most promising of amendments to be considered to the FISA Amendments Act, Bingaman's provision that would delay immunity until after an IG report, is utterly unacceptable. There's a surprise. E...

The Democratic establishment is out in full force now, providing justification for the crappy FISA Amendments Act that's about to become law. While they haven't learned how to fight like Republicans (who have redefined "compromise" to mean "capitulation") they've learned how to lie like them. Case i...

If the government becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means 'to declare that the government may commit crimes in order to secure the c...

Sen. Chris Dodd’s threats of a filibuster forced the Senate to reconsider the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act once before. Sadly, they didn’t get it rewritten, which is why the Connecticut Democrat is now threatening to filibuster it again. Yesterday Dodd, along with Sen. Russ Fein...

Now that the American people who actually care about the Constitution are making a lot of noise, Pelosi is saying that maybe the Senate should take a little more time than she allowed in the House. The House passed the legislation last week, despite misgivings and outright opposition from many Democ...

Yesterday, Russ Feingold spoke at a New America Foundation event where he took questions on FISA: The Wisconsin Democrat voiced considerable frustration with members of his own party, who, he says, have enabled the sweeping new legislation. "Sen. Dodd and I and Sen. Leahy are going to do everything ...