Tech at Night: The ITU treaty could be bad news if unchecked

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  December 4th at 12:00 AM  | 

Jim Cicconi doesn’t think the ITU treaty will be that bad for business, but the more I think about it, the worse this could be for liberty. This could be the time that big government worldwide gets together to clamp down on the free exchange of information online. That’s why there is strong and growing opposition to what is brewing there.

And yet the administration is quiet.

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Price Controls Are Bad

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  June 8th at 02:32 PM  | 

John Berlau has a must read piece today over at OpenMarket.org on delaying the Dodd-Frank price controls on banks. In voting this afternoon on a one-year delay of the Durbin Amendment and study of its effects on consumers and small banks and credit unions, sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) with Republican such as Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) signing on, the Senate also has the | Read More »

Judd Gregg and Bob Corker Sell Out GOP on Bailouts

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 5th at 05:00 AM  | 

Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Bob Corker (R-TN) are throwing their own side under the bus on financial deform. It all involves the Federal Reserve. While saying they are working to ensure the federal government stops bailing out businesses, Corker and Gregg are working over time to defeat an amendment offered up by Senators Vitter and Sessions that would actually stop bailouts. You need to understand | Read More »