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Collectivism By Any Other Name Is Still Collectivism
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (16+ words) Real Clear Markets Collectivism By Any Other Name Is Still Collectivism...
Social Media Quite Literally Isn't Very Social Anymore
1+ week, 2+ day ago (185+ words) There was a time when social media felt like a natural extension of real life, a digital space where relationships could continue beyond physical proximity. You logged in to see your friends, check in on family, and share moments that…...
Social Media Just Isn't Very Social Anymore
1+ week, 2+ day ago (389+ words) That foundation has not disappeared overnight, but it has been steadily eroded. The problem is not the existence of algorithms but the objectives they have been tasked to serve. From a human perspective, the experience continues to degrade. The result…...
The Google/Meta Verdict Carries Sinister Implications
2+ week, 1+ day ago (14+ words) Real Clear Markets The Google/Meta Verdict Carries Sinister Implications...
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3+ week, 5+ day ago (11+ words) If This Is the New Addiction, Then Life Is Very 'Unfair'Real Clear Markets...
Book Review: John Malone's Spectacular
3+ week, 5+ day ago (563+ words) I read Atlas Shrugged in 1994. It was also in 1994 that I first read about cable television visionary John Malone. He was in the news quite a bit thanks to the growing prominence of cable, but also because Al Gore had…...
Spectrum: When One Head Is Better Than Two
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (433+ words) The old adage goes: "Two heads are better than one." " That likely is true when the two heads agree with one another. But when they disagree, only one head can, and should, prevail. Ligado claims that the federal government, in…...
'Pole Attachments' Aren't Comic Relief, They're Connection
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (424+ words) Referencing "pole attachments" is usually good for a cheap laugh at telecom functions. For decades, commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have leaned on the topic, which involves literally attaching wires to utility poles, to illustrate the un-sexiness of…...
The Major Players In the Rightward Shift of 'Legacy Media"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (20+ words) The Major Players In the Rightward Shift of 'Legacy Media'Real Clear Markets The Major Players In the Rightward Shift of 'Legacy Media'...
The Telecom Act of 1996 Needs a Deregulatory Overhaul
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (229+ words) February 8 will mark the 30th'anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which updated the Communications Act of 1934 in certain important respects. The only way for Congress to properly celebrate this anniversary would be to initiate a serious legislative review that leads…...