Johnny Kampis
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it’s suing California over its new net neutrality bill, which placed regulations on internet service providers (ISPs) that went well beyond what the former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules imposed. “Once again the…
The Heartland Institute recently pointed out it’s not just taxpayers in the big cities that are getting hammered on stadium deals. In fact, residents of some of the smaller cities can face more adverse affects because there’s a lower population…
Say goodbye to NAFTA and hello to USCMA. The U.S. and Canada announced on Sunday night, hours before a Sept. 30 deadline to notify Congress, that they had reached a trade agreement. This comes weeks after the U.S. and Mexico…
Farmers are starting to get their bailout checks in the fallout from President Trump’s trade wars, but what they’d rather have are more open markets with fewer duties on their products. “It’s pretty obvious that the rural agriculture communities helped…
In case there aren’t enough reasons to oppose municipal broadband, here’s another one: their existence, could in theory, disincentivize cities from helping facilitate the growth of new, non taxpayer-funded 5G wireless technology. Cities desperately trying to gain new customers to…
While the trade war between the U.S. and China has focused on various goods, America faces an imbalance in an area that may not seem obvious – postage. Ever heard of the Universal Postal Union? That obscure body establishes rates…
Verizon will begin offering its 5G Home service in select major cities in October, putting more nails in the net neutrality coffin and also potentially lowering the cries for taxpayer-funded municipal broadband. Residents of Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento…
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Tuesday that China is “out of bullets” in the trade war with the United States, but others note there are other ways the country can combat President Trump’s tariffs. The Trump administration announced 10-percent…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a government plan designed to help Americans is actually making their lives worse. That appears to be the case with the U.S. Department of Education’s income-driven payment plan, which reduces monthly payments…
