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Screenshot of an ABC ad with the logo of 'The View." Text on screen says, "'The View' has welcomed your favorite guests for nearly 30 years. Now the FCC wants to control who is allowed to appear on the show. Tell the FCC to let the viewers decide. Act Now." | ABC

FCC

ABC Asks Viewers To Defend the Network Against the FCC

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is targeting the Disney-owned broadcaster with two different government enforcement actions.

Joe Lancaster | 6.23.2026 3:35 PM

A cellphone with the message "this content has been removed," against a backdrop of the U.S. Capitol | Akophotography/Envato/Midjourney

First Amendment

Two Senators Offer a Bipartisan Solution to Censorship by Proxy

The JAWBONE Act would let Americans sue government officials who try to restrict their speech by pressuring social media platforms, broadcasters, or AI companies.

Jacob Sullum | 6.11.2026 2:55 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

Brendan Carr in a 2023 Senate committee hearing over his nomination to the Federal Communications Commission. | Rod Lamkey/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brendan Carr

Brendan Carr Says Networks Must Serve the 'Public Interest.' What Does That Mean?

Congress placed the term in the law but chose not to define it, leaving that task for future regulators.

Joe Lancaster | 9.23.2025 12:01 PM

President Donald Trump and the logo for Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Global. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Chris Kleponis | Pool via CNP | Newscom | Paramount Pictures Corporation (Paramount Global)

Donald Trump

Trump Wants $25 Million To Settle His Meritless 60 Minutes Lawsuit

In a legal filing this week, Trump argued that routine edits to a CBS News interview he did not participate in caused him "confusion and mental anguish."

Joe Lancaster | 5.30.2025 1:45 PM

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and President Donald Trump, against the backdrop of the logo for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). | Illustration: Lex Villena; Gage Skidmore, Jeremy Hogan ZUMAPRESS Newscom

Free Speech

How the FCC's 'Warrior for Free Speech' Became Our Censor in Chief

Brendan Carr has a clear record of threatening to suppress constitutionally protected speech.

Joe Lancaster | 2.5.2025 1:15 PM

Mike-Rowe-Podcast-Thumbnail | Isaac Reese, Reason

Employment

Mike Rowe: The Missing 7.2 Million Male Workers

The Dirty Jobs host is freaked out by the number of men who have dropped out of the workplace.

Nick Gillespie | 7.19.2023 4:29 PM

Large image on homepages | Penguin Press

Hierarchies

Toward a Unified Theory of Stalin, the Teamsters, Alcoholics Anonymous, and Facebook

John McClaughry | 5.6.2018 6:00 AM

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