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January 12, 2012

Conditional Spectrum Only at the FCC

Instead of guarding their own turf, the FCC should begin to guard American innovation by freeing up the raw materials without FCC dreamt-up conditions.

January 11, 2012

Santorum Manufactures an Unfair Tax

Using tax code to accomplish social goals is unfair whether you come from the Left or Right.

January 10, 2012

Does the Fed Want Another Housing Crisis?

Here we go again. The Federal Reserve Bank has released a report to top lawmakers on the congressional banking committees encouraging Congress to get more involved in housing policy.

December 16, 2011

Beggar Not Thy Neighbor

Broadly speaking, a “beggar thy neighbor” policy in economics is one in which one group tries to improve its economic position in a way that tends to harm the economic position of another group.
December 8, 2011

A Bad Sign on Section 179

The media often portray “gridlock” and political disagreement as driven by partisan politics, as if politics is simply about “my team” versus “your team.
November 18, 2011

Spectrum Spectacle

Regardless of one’s views on the deficit, our national debt and the various “solutions” being proposed, and regardless of one’s views on the spectrum (radio frequencies allocated to various uses) debate (how to find “more” spectrum), what should be obvious is that spectrum policy cannot merely become a subset of budget policy.
November 10, 2011

The Flat Tax Is a Consumption Tax

Now that we’re finally beginning to talk about tax reform to stimulate economic growth, the “flat tax vs. sales tax” debate has resurfaced.

November 1, 2011

Tax Reform is Back

Competition among the Republican Presidential candidates has resurrected talk of tax reform.
October 21, 2011

All Might Be Fair In Love, But Not In Mobile Communication Taxes

Rumor has it that the Wireless Tax Fairness Act may be up for a vote this month in the US House of Representatives.
October 12, 2011

Protecting Property Rights on the Web: Thoughts on the Protect IP Act

Because intellectual property protection is critical to the U.S. economy and serves the interests of a secure and content rich Internet ecosystem, it is reasonable and within the realm of sound policy to discretely target rogue websites through a Protect IP Act that preserves due process and other legal protections while not creating undue compliance burdens and legal liability for third parties.

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