By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  May 20th at 08:46 AM  | 

Last Monday here at Red State, I wrote: How Ridiculous is Net Neutrality? Let the Left’s ‘Consumer’ Groups Demonstrate In which I referenced a bit of good news on the Internet front.  In a possible deal between ESPN and AT&T (at least), the sports network would pick up some of the tab for the delivery of its content.  Which would be outstanding news for consumers.  | Read More »

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  May 17th at 12:50 PM  | 

We want less government domestically.  Sometimes, that requires less government elsewhere in the world.  Most of the time, we (rightly) cannot affect that change.  Thankfully, when it comes to trade policy, we can. For instance, We the People now have a sugar tariff regime. Shocker – anti-free market protectionist practices beget results diametrically opposite of their intent.  Smoot-Hawley, anyone? Engaging in a Big Government war | Read More »

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  May 13th at 08:50 AM  | 

There are Leftist groups that claim the mantle of protecting the “consumer interest.”  Asserting they exist to protect consumers from the abusive, evil acts of corporate America.  In most instances, this is all (shocker) double speak. These aren’t “consumer” interest groups – they’re government interest groups.  Interested only in growing government.  It’s not free market bad actors they don’t like – it’s the free market | Read More »

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  May 8th at 11:30 AM  | 

From the diaries…

The Barack Obama Administration has nominated Tom Wheeler to replace Julius Genachowski as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman.  (Wheeler awaits Senate approval.)

Wheeler has – Heaven forfend – actually held pertinent private sector gigs:

Wheeler served as president of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), and later as CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA).

Many on the Left find Wheeler’s real-world experience and knowledge troubling:

Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent (umm, he’s a Socialist), (said)… “I…am troubled that President Obama would appoint the former head of two major industry lobbying associations to regulate the industry.”

Many on the Left find it very troubling:

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  May 7th at 08:36 AM  | 

President Barack Obama and the Left have declared the government is now even more extensively in the economic “fairness” business. Obama Unveils Budget With Call for ‘Fair’ Economy Obama Calls for Economy Where ‘Everyone Does Their Fair Share’ Giving Everyone a Fair Shot (on BarackObama.com) They have even in Orwellian fashion so-named a terribly unfair bill. 9,646 Reasons to Dislike the ‘Marketplace Fairness Act’ As | Read More »

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  April 29th at 08:50 AM  | 

Every private sector company spends every waking second (and many sleeping ones) trying to get new customers.  It’s a relentless pursuit of improvement.  Of their goods and services, customer service, marketing – whatever angles they can find to gain a better market share. Then there’s the government – which stinks on ice at just about everything it tries to do.  And perhaps nothing better demonstrates | Read More »

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  April 22nd at 08:41 AM  | 

The Big Government, Never-Enough-of-Your-Coin-Coalition – Internet Division – is at it yet again. The Barack Obama Administration has since it’s inception been very active in over-regulating the Web – for instance, Network Neutrality and Socialist-esque wireless price caps, to name but two huge power grabs. Net Neutrality is in legal jeopardy – there are lawsuits pending to overturn it.  So President Obama’s Federal Communications Commission | Read More »

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  April 15th at 08:40 AM  | 

The Barack Obama Administration is fabulously successful at choosing terribly in the private sector. Solyndra.  Fisker.  The Chevy Volt.  Ener1.  A123 Systems.  Beacon Power.  Abound Solar.  Evergreen Solar.  And on, and on, and…. It’s often Crony Socialism – President Obama giving governmental benefit and/or our money to his donors and friends.  Or it’s his having no idea what works and what doesn’t.  Or both.  Regardless, | Read More »

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  April 8th at 12:22 PM  | 

President Barack Obama has for five-plus years said and done two contradictory things regarding the United States’ economy. 1)  He has repeatedly said that he wants the private sector to recover – and indeed thrive. 2)  He has repeatedly, dramatically grown government – in terms of spending, laws, regulations and taxes.  And rigidly insists that he be allowed to continue to do all of it. | Read More »

By: Seton Motley (Diary)  |  April 2nd at 07:39 AM  | 

President Barack Obama is currently contemplating a replacement for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski – who has announced his intention to step down. Genachowski has been a good Leftist foot soldier, willfully ignoring the amazing free market successes of the Internet to implement large swaths of President Obama’s uber-regulatory agenda. Arguably the largest swath is Network Neutrality.  Net Neutrality remains a major problem | Read More »