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Indecency

woman wearing denim shorts

Brickbats

Brickbat: Dressed Down

Charles Oliver | 7.20.2022 4:00 AM

BOOK2A

Free Speech

Jurassic Regulation

A new book reaches the right conclusions on telecom policy but suffers from anti-market myopia.

Robert Corn-Revere | 5.11.2019 6:00 AM

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FCC

The FCC Isn't Singling Out Stephen Colbert for his "Cock Holster" Crack at Trump…

It's only doing what it *has* to do, by Congress' mandate, which is to investigate *all* complaints. BTW, f*ck the FCC!

Nick Gillespie | 5.8.2017 4:20 PM

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Nanny State

Underboob Banned in Springfield, Missouri, After Rally Seeking to 'Free the Nipple'

Mayor opposed law for implying sight of boobs "transforms men into raving sexual predators who rush to the nearest restroom and kidnap children."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.30.2015 3:42 PM

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Nanny State

4 Places Other Than Dadeville, Alabama, That Have Tried to Ban Miniskirts

Spoiler alert: it generally does not go so well.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.15.2015 7:45 AM

Civil Liberties

Spicy Name for Spicy Korean Food Truck Gets Cock-Blocked!

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 12:24 PM

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Policy

Bad Moon Rising

Charles Oliver | 2.6.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Bad Moon Rising

Charles Oliver | 2.6.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

FCC Takes Public Comments on Controversial 'Indecency' Policy

Maybe it's time for a little free speech

Reason Staff | 4.12.2013 4:00 PM

Politics

Even Popular Kids Show iCarly Thinks the FCC is a Joke

Nick Gillespie | 10.8.2012 11:30 AM

Politics

Would Family-Friendly TV Fare Disappear Without the FCC?

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2012 5:05 PM

Politics

The Mythical Right to Decency

The Supreme Court passes up a chance to overturn the FCC's unconstitutional speech restrictions.

Jacob Sullum | 6.27.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Supreme Court to FCC: You Can't Enforce an Indecency Policy You Made Up After the Fact

Peter Suderman | 6.21.2012 12:31 PM

Politics

FCC Asks SCOTUS to Reinstate CBS Nip Slip Fine

Jacob Sullum | 4.18.2012 3:59 PM

Politics

Can 'Scarcity' Justify the FCC's TV Censorship?

Jacob Sullum | 1.11.2012 3:33 PM

Politics

The FCC's Incomprehensible Ban on Broadcast Indecency

The Supreme Court examines TV censorship.

Jacob Sullum | 1.11.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

SCOTUS Seems Inclined to Overturn the FCC's Indecency Policy, but Not the Decision That Authorized It

Jacob Sullum | 1.10.2012 6:02 PM

Politics

Simpson's Sin: Tit for Teat

Jacob Sullum | 8.26.2010 12:10 PM

Politics

Bono and Buttman

If indecency is unconstitutionally vague, why isn't obscenity?

Jacob Sullum | 7.21.2010 7:00 AM

Policy

If 'Indecency' Is Unconstitutionally Vague, Why Isn't 'Obscenity'?

Jacob Sullum | 7.14.2010 12:49 PM

Policy

A Federal Censor For the Web?

Peter Suderman | 5.26.2010 5:18 PM

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