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Equal Time Rule

the seal of the Federal Communications Commission next to a still from The View | FCC/<i>The View</i>/YouTube

First Amendment

Brendan Carr's 'Equal Time' Threat Against The View Is Blatantly Unconstitutional, ABC Says

The FCC chairman seems determined to impose a requirement that would amount to a ban on interviews with political candidates.

Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2026 4:30 PM

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, "The View," and an FCC public notice | Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA/Newscom/The View

FCC

The FCC Wants To Police How Many Conservatives Appear on The View

The equal-time rule is an antiquated regulation that becomes more obsolete with each passing year.

Joe Lancaster | 1.23.2026 11:55 AM

Sen. Tim Kaine (D–Va.) appearing on 'Saturday Night Live,' beneath an overlay of the show's logo. | Illustration: Lex Villena; SNL

FCC

Abolish the FCC's Equal Time Rule Before the Next Election

The decades-old regulation imposes burdens that no other media outlets are subject to.

Joe Lancaster | 11.5.2024 1:30 PM

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Media Regulation

Making the Fairness Doctrine Great Again

Media bias has been far less harmful than media regulation bias. That can seal off whole markets and make everyone who's left too nervous to speak freely.

Thomas W. Hazlett | 2.15.2018 6:00 AM

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