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    May 7, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Give cable TV subscribers more freedom of choice

    President Obama has nominated venture capitalist Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable and the wireless industries, to serve as head of the Federal Communications Commission. "Tom knows this stuff inside and out," Obama said.
    President Obama has nominated venture capitalist Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable and the wireless industries, to serve as head of the Federal Communications Commission. "Tom knows this stuff inside and out," Obama said. If that's true, I...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, ESPN Classic (tv network), Arts, ESPN (tv network)

    2. Apr 25, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. The shame of deference

    WASHINGTON -- Two of the three most infamous Supreme Court decisions were erased by events. The Civil War and postwar constitutional amendments effectively overturned Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), which held that blacks could never have rights that whites must respect. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which upheld legally enforced segregation, was undone by court decisions and legislation.
    WASHINGTON -- Two of the three most infamous Supreme Court decisions were erased by events. The Civil War and postwar constitutional amendments effectively overturned Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), which held that blacks could never have rights that...

    Tags: Entertainment, University of California, San Diego, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Racism, Radio

    3. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Political kin, and politically dangerous

    WASHINGTON -- The regulatory, administrative state, which progressives champion, is generally a servant of the strong, for two reasons. It responds to financially powerful and politically sophisticated factions. And it encourages rent-seekers to exploit opportunities for concentrated benefits and dispersed costs (e.g., agriculture subsidies confer sums on large agribusinesses by imposing small costs on 316 million Americans).
    WASHINGTON -- The regulatory, administrative state, which progressives champion, is generally a servant of the strong, for two reasons. It responds to financially powerful and politically sophisticated factions. And it encourages rent-seekers to exploit...

    Tags: Government, The Washington Post, U.S. Congress, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Freddie Mac

    4. Apr 12, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. When public infrastructure goes private

    Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together:
    Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together: Universal postal service at a flat rate, whether you live in Santa Monica or Sitka, Alaska. Interstate highways, built with taxpayer funds and free of tolls. Regulated phone and electric...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Business Enterprises, FedEx Corporation, Personal Income, Sociology

    5. Apr 16, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. Taxpayers failing to get their fair share of wireless gold rush

    Satellite TV provider Dish Network says it's thinking only of customers as it offers $25.5 billion to buy Sprint Nextel, the third-biggest U.S. wireless company.
    Satellite TV provider Dish Network says it's thinking only of customers as it offers $25.5 billion to buy Sprint Nextel, the third-biggest U.S. wireless company. "A transformative Dish/Sprint merger will create the only company that can offer...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Companies and Corporations, Consumers

    6. Apr 8, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. We've made progress, only to see it undone

    What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that's Rick Ross' story and he's sticking to it.
    What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that's Rick Ross' story and he's sticking to it. The Miami rapper has ignited a prairie fire of controversy with a song called "U.O.E.N.O.," its title a phonetic spelling of an ebonic...

    Tags: Richard Mourdock, Entertainment, Radio Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, Ecstacy (drug)

    7. Mar 28, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. FCC needs to stop 'cramming' on cellphones

    Wen Chao received a text message on her iPhone the other day from something called Ringtunecloud.com. It offered mobile content, such as ring tones, for $9.99 a month.
    Wen Chao received a text message on her iPhone the other day from something called Ringtunecloud.com. It offered mobile content, such as ring tones, for $9.99 a month. Chao, 43, ignored it. About an hour and a half later, she received a more ambiguous...

    Tags: Apple iPhone, Federal Trade Commission, Computer Hardware, Consumers, Verizon Wireless

    8. Feb 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Handing out money Illinois doesn't have

    It is amazing that while Illinois is approaching financial disintegration, politicians are devising ever-new ways to borrow and spend.
    It is amazing that while Illinois is approaching financial disintegration, politicians are devising ever-new ways to borrow and spend. Thus: GONs. GONs (government-operated networks) furnish high-speed Internet connections to schools, offices,...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Science and Technology, Evanston, Financial Aid

    9. Feb 6, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. Going good postal

    The U.S. Postal Service, in its latest bid to save a few billion bucks, plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays.
    The U.S. Postal Service, in its latest bid to save a few billion bucks, plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays. It's not enough. The ugly truth is that the Postal Service's commitment to universal mail service is no longer financially viable in...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Science and Technology, FedEx Corporation, Twitter, Inc., Verizon Communications

    10. Jan 13, 2013 |Column| Daily American

  10. FCC complaint question

    Question: I'm hearing impaired and use a hearing aid. The commercials make me crazy. I get my hearing aids set for a show, but then the commercials come on and I have to turn them down quickly. Of course, then I have to readjust them when the show comes...

    Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Christianity, Satellite and Cable Service, Religion and Belief, Television Industry

    11. Dec 2, 2012 |Column| Daily American

  11. Universal design question

    Question: What is "universal design?" I've heard this term used, but don't know what it means. Answer: Universal design is a term used most often in architecture. It refers to designing buildings that are accessible and useable by everyone, including...

    Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Christianity, Religion and Belief, Blindness, Apple iPod

    12. Nov 22, 2012 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  12. Prison price gouging costs us all money in the end

    Mary Sanchez
    For two decades now, politicians and public scolds have sold America on the idea of a sterner penal system. Zero tolerance, three strikes and you're out, supermax prisons and legions of young men who have done time -- these are the hallmarks of our age....

    Tags: Prisons, Prices, Judges, Career and Workplace, Social Sciences

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