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May 21, 2010

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David Harsanyi, Denver Post: As there is no real problem with the Internet, it’s not surprising that some of our top minds have been diligently working on a solution. In a 2001 interview (one that’s only recently gone viral and caused a brouhaha), Cass Sunstein, now the nation’s regulatory czar, is overheard advocating for government to insist all websites offer opposing viewpoints — or, in other words, a Fairness Doctrine

Trout Fishing in America, post script

“Senate Passes Finance Bill,” WSJ: The Senate on Thursday approved the most extensive overhaul of financial-sector regulation since the 1930s, hoping to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis that hit the U.S. economy starting in 2007. […] “Simply, the American people are saying, ‘you’ve got to protect us,’ and we didn’t back down from that,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.). “When this bill becomes law, the