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• ANALYSIS: Despite Glossy Reports, Muni Broadband is Still a Net Money Loser
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
  Steven Titch
  May 6, 2013
• ANALYSIS: Google, Facebook, Antitrust and the “Public Good”
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Federal Government Privatization
  Steven Titch
  April 15, 2013
• No Cybersecurity Act is Better Than a Flawed One
  Why the government's solutions to cybersecurity threats need rethinking
  Steven Titch
  August 14, 2012
• Finding Sensible Social Networking Policies for Children
  Why online age verification requirements on the Children Online Privacy Protection Act don't work
  Steven Titch
  June 28, 2012
• 5 Reasons Why the Federal Trade Commission's Proposed Online Privacy Rules Will Do More Harm Than Good
  How self-regulation, consumer choice and free market models are the best tools to protect online consumer privacy
  Steven Titch
  April 3, 2012
• SOPA and PIPA for Non-Techies
  A guide to understanding how the two anti-piracy bills won’t do anything but end the Internet’s openness
  Steven Titch
  January 19, 2012
• Save the Net
  Abolish the FCC
  David Harsanyi
  December 22, 2011
• AT&T Kills T-Mobile Deal as Regulation Turns into Industrial Policy
  How the Federal Communications Commission Essentially Pulled the Plug on the Potential AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
  Steven Titch
  December 22, 2011
• Wired for Overregulation
  Washington's latest regulatory power grab
  Steve Chapman
  September 5, 2011
• The Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex
  The feds erect a bureaucracy to combat a questionable threat.
  Jerry Brito and Tate Watkins
  July 25, 2011
• The Facebook Friend in the Plastic Bubble
  Are we filtering ourselves to death?
  Jesse Walker
  July 14, 2011
• You’ve Got Jail
  Is it time to bring America’s prisoners online?
  Greg Beato
  June 24, 2011
• Block Big Brother's Internet Snoops
  Online protections against the government's unconstitutional Web searches are needed.
  Steven Titch
  June 1, 2011
• The Reluctant Regulator
  What does FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Really Think About Net Neutrality?
  Steven Titch
  March 1, 2011
• The Rise of Cybercollectivism
  Progressives look for a “master switch” to produce their ideal Internet.
  Adam Thierer
  February 11, 2011
• Internet Cop
  President Obama’s top man at the Federal Communications Commission tries to regulate the Net.
  Peter Suderman
  February 8, 2011
• Obama Isn't Fooling Anyone
  The president is no deregulator
  David Harsanyi
  January 19, 2011
• Cyberwar Is Harder Than It Looks
  Internet vulnerability to attacks exaggerated, says new report.
  Ronald Bailey
  January 18, 2011
• Net Neutrality Plan Looks Like Internet Regulation for Regulation’s Sake
  Genuine fears of derailing the technology sector have reduced the FCC to hedging on regulations for their own sake
  Steven Titch
  December 13, 2010
• A Wasted Decade?
  Life isn't perfect. But advances in medicine and technology are making things better all the time.
  David Harsanyi
  September 22, 2010
• Internet Addiction
  What once was parody may soon be diagnosis.
  Greg Beato
  July 26, 2010
• The Slow Fade of Meatspace
  When will this Internet thing catch on?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  June 22, 2010
• Meet Your New Commander-in-Geek
  U.S. Cyber Command has no idea why it exists.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  May 26, 2010
• Leave Them Tubes Alone
  The trouble with net neutrality
  David Harsanyi
  May 21, 2010
• Annotate Everything
  The implications of attaching digital reviews to real world objects
  Greg Beato
  May 18, 2010
• Debate: FCC's Net Neutrality 'Third Way'—The Wrong Way to Go
  Steven Titch
  May 11, 2010
• Saving the Internet from the FCC
  Why the Web doesn't need a regulator.
  Peter Suderman
  April 28, 2010
• Four Ways to Scale Back Government in Telecom, Internet and Media
  Cut telecom taxes, stop subsidizing PBS
  Steven Titch
  April 21, 2010
• Network Neutrality's Impact on Smartphones
  High-tech and cell phone industries have been thriving without government
  Steven Titch
  April 20, 2010
• The FCC Doesn't Need to Be
  Why we should abolish the Federal Communications Commission
  Peter Suderman
  April 5, 2010
• Big Brother on Your Trail
  Who's tracking your cell phone?
  Steve Chapman
  April 1, 2010
• The War Over Neutrality
  How the tech industry learned to stop worrying and love the FCC.
  Peter Suderman
  January 6, 2010
• The Packets Must Get Through
  From the book "The Consequences of Net Neutrality Regulations on Broadband Investment and Consumer Welfare"
  Steven Titch
  November 19, 2009
• IT Controversy Shouldn't Spoil Public-Private Partnerships in Virginia
  Focus should be on resolving implementation issues, not politicizing them
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 14, 2009
• Taxing Internet Retailers Like Brick-and-Mortar Stores
  State governments go looking for revenue from online retailers
  Steven Titch
  September 17, 2009
• Who Pays For Google Voice?
  The FCC should not undermine one company's business model in support of another's
  Steven Titch
  August 27, 2009
• Taxing the Net
  Sales tax cartel
  Brian Doherty
  August 3, 2009
• FTC's Blogger Disclosure and Ethics Rules Are Terrible Idea
  Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to regulate the blogosphere
  Steven Titch
  July 20, 2009
• Government to Examine Exclusive Cell Phone Deals
  Should the FCC regulate who can sell an iPhone?
  Steven Titch
  June 30, 2009
• California Wants to Ban Your Big Screen TV
  This nanny state plan arrives in the name of energy efficiency
  Steven Titch
  April 9, 2009
• Making Sure the Broadband Stimulus Money Isn't Wasted
  How to find the areas not being served, and unlikely to get high-speed Internet services
  Steven Titch
  March 20, 2009
• Kevin Martin's Kiddie Internet Plan
  The FCC's plan for a slow and censored World Wide Web
  Steven Titch
  December 11, 2008
• In Defense of Indecency
  Supreme Court hears case on broadcast decency
  Steven Titch
  November 4, 2008
• DirecTV-Dish Network Merger, Round 2
  Time for the government to recognize the media landscape has changed
  Steven Titch
  September 12, 2008
• New York, Connecticut May Ban Targeted Web Advertising
  Ads help keep much of the Web's content free
  Steven Titch
  August 20, 2008
• Americans Need an IT Bill of Rights
  Protecting our computers, cell phones and other technology against unlawful searches and seizures
  Steven Titch
  July 18, 2008
• NY Internet Sales Tax Is Illegal - and Bad Business
  Overstock cuts ties, Amazon.com sues New York over sales tax
  Steven Titch
  May 21, 2008
• Don't Panic! Fiber Is Coming
  High-speed Internet connections are coming to your town
  Steven Titch
  April 29, 2008
• Government Wants to Know What Is On Your Computer and Cell Phone
  Searching and seizing laptops doesn't make us safer
  Steven Titch
  March 5, 2008
• Municipal Broadband Fails - Again
  Provo, Utah, shows how government's "good" intentions end up costing taxpayers millions
  Steven Titch
  January 28, 2008
• Michigan's Proposed Telephone Tax Will Burden Consumers
  Phone taxes raise price of a service essential for economic growth and empowerment
  Steven Titch
  July 13, 2007
• Net Neutrality Really Means Internet Mediocrity
  Congressional plans would slow technological innovation
  Steven Titch
  April 19, 2007
• Villaraigosa Should Ask If a WiFi Plan Is Really Necessary
  Los Angeles should follow Anaheim's broadband plan
  Steven Titch
  March 12, 2007
• The Citywide Wireless Network That Never Was
  San Francisco will be last to citywide wireless at this rate
  Steven Titch
  September 26, 2006
• The Market, Not Regulators, Should Decide the Internet's Future
  Why net neutrality regulations are a bad idea
  Nick Gillespie
  July 10, 2006
• Cable Competition Offers More for Less
  California legislature should end monopolistic alliance of cities, cable TV companies
  Steven Titch
  July 5, 2006
• Dial-Up Interstates
  Slow-speed highways, high-speed Internet show how we can tackle traffic problems
  Ted Balaker
  June 29, 2006
• Telecommuting Helps Companies Recruit
  Hewlett-Packard may suffer from bringing employees back to the office
  Ted Balaker
  June 20, 2006
• Two Cheers for California's Cable Franchise Reform
  Consumers get more choices for Internet, cable and phone services
  Adam Summers
  June 12, 2006
• Telecommuting Could Ease Los Angeles' Traffic Woes
  Time for employers to revisit telecommuting policies
  Ted Balaker
  June 1, 2006
• Stevens-Inouye Telecom "Reform" Falls Way Short
  Network neutrality is just one of the key issues
  Steven Titch
  May 5, 2006
• Timeline of Municipal Broadband and Technological Developments
  How private sector technology and government-run Internet and WiFi have evolved since 1989
  Steven Titch and Adrian Moore
  April 18, 2006
• Bundling Services Is a Good Thing
  Cable, Internet, iPods and new technology don't need more regulation
  Steven Titch
  March 24, 2006
• AT&T's Offer for BellSouth Makes Sense
  A lot has changed since Ma Bell was broken up
  Steven Titch
  March 13, 2006
• AT&T, BellSouth Merger Boosts Cable TV Competition
  Customers want cheap, bundled Internet, phone and cable services
  Steven Titch
  March 13, 2006
• AT&T and BellSouth: Not the Old Ma Bell
  Competition protects consumers better than regulation
  Lynne Kiesling
  March 10, 2006
• Network Neutrality Is a Terrible Idea
  Google shows this will be battle of Goliaths
  Steven Titch
  February 13, 2006
• Deregulating Telecommunications Would Let Indiana Join The Future
  State needs reform to keep pace in broadband-driven economy
  Steven Titch
  January 26, 2006
• The Telecommuting Trend
  The virtual office looks good to more employees and employers
  Ted Balaker
  January 12, 2006
• Network Neutrality and Other Regulatory Mistakes
  U.S. is 13th in broadband penetration
  Steven Titch
  January 9, 2006
• Coalition Urges Congress to Reject "A la carte" TV Pricing Mandate
  Policy would raise consumer prices and stifle choice, innovation
  Geoffrey Segal
  December 12, 2005
• Giving the Gift of Flexibility
  Telecommuting offers employers, employees benefits
  Ted Balaker
  December 12, 2005
• Signal Strength Excellent; Priorities Lousy
  New Orleans has more important needs than free wi-fi
  Ted Balaker
  December 1, 2005
• Coalition Urges Competition for Video Services
  Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act is positive step
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 14, 2005
• Telecommuting: A refuge from traffic and social engineers
  Planners need to remove obstacles to telecommuting
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 10, 2005
• Life, Liberty and Wi-Fi in San Francisco
  City's enthusiasm is no substitute for expertise
  Ted Balaker
  October 18, 2005
• Broadband Users Have Plenty of Choices
  Consumers don't need 'network neutrality'
  Adrian Moore
  August 15, 2005
• Neutral Networks Are the Devil's Allies
  Broadband consumers can vote with their pocketbooks
  Adrian Moore
  August 1, 2005
• Riding Laptops to Work
  L.A. mayoral candidates should back unsubsidized traffic reduction
  Ted Balaker
  March 23, 2005

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