Publication Type
April 8, 2011
Why North Carolina Should Restrict Municipal Broadband Schemes
Many municipalities around the country have struggled, and failed, to either stand up to communications networks or partner with private companies to get into the business of broadband.
April 7, 2011
The Moral High Ground on Fiscal Sanity
The majority of Americans seem to agree that our nation is headed for fiscal disaster, not only through their responses to polls taken by news organizations, but also through the most important poll--the one that was taken last Election Day.
March 24, 2011
Another Lesson in Property Rights for Google
On Tuesday, more than a year after hearing the case, U.
March 18, 2011
Why North Carolina Should Restrict Municipal Broadband Schemes
The dismal track record of municipal Wi-Fi and broadband networks is a lesson in why municipalities should stick with their core competencies and not attempt to compete in the private sector. States like North Carolina are well-advised to place restrictions and taxpayer protections on municipalities that nonetheless insist on putting taxpayers at risk on municipal communications ventures.
March 17, 2011
The 1 Percent Solution
If the solution to your family’s financial problems were to cut spending by only 1 percent, could you do it? Of course you could.
March 10, 2011
Tax Reform—But to What End?
Tax reform is back in the public policy discussion again, and that’s a good thing.
March 3, 2011
Phone Pimps
Could it be that more people in South Dakota pay for pornography than any other demographic? What could possibly explain this behavior? Oddly, the rural phone service providers in the Mount Rushmore State seem to have some explaining to do.
February 24, 2011
Wisconsin Governor 'Union Busting'?
It should be no shock that The Last Stand of the Government Class begins in Madison, Wis.
February 18, 2011
We Really Mean It--Hands Off the Internet
Admittedly, we’ve been pretty critical of many policy stances taken by Google over the past several years.


