Bruce Edward Walker
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Internet/Telecom
VIDEO: PROTECT-IP/Stop Online Piracy Act Gives Government Too Much Power
by Bruce Edward Walker December 2, 2011According to the Congressional Budget Office, the PROTECT-IP/Stop Online Piracy Act (PIPA/SOPA) bill currently gaining momentum in Congress will cost taxpayers $47 million a year. In this video above from…
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EconomicsInternet/TelecomPolitics
Why the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger is a Good Thing
by Bruce Edward Walker September 6, 2011The Daily Caller this weekend published my piece on why I think the AT&T/T-Mobile merger should be allowed to happen. An excerpt: … Third, charges that the merger will stifle…
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America’s traditional “Tax Day” has arrived (though returns aren’t due until Monday, April 18). Not coincidentally April 15 also marks the cinematic release of Atlas Shrugged—Part 1. The timing could…
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Liberty
A Review of Atlas Shrugged: ‘Ignore This Film at Your Peril’
by Bruce Edward Walker April 15, 2011Tonight is the premiere of the long-awaited film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. Go here to find out where part one of the trilogy is playing near you. Heartland’s Bruce…
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Internet/TelecomMediaTaxes
We Snobs Would be Happy to Pay for NPR
by Bruce Edward Walker March 31, 2011Full disclosure: I’m a snob. Increasingly, I shun popular culture for the esoteric film, theater, literature and music given far wider exposure on National Public Radio than on commercial stations.…
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Internet/TelecomTaxes
Public Radio Claims Hide Actual Costs
by Bruce Edward Walker February 25, 2011Despite claims that public radio only costs each federal taxpayer $1.35 a year, the real-world costs are far higher. I interviewed several public radio station employees recently, and discovered state…
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EconomicsInternet/TelecomMediaPolitics
Tim Wu’s Dystopian Petals
by Bruce Edward Walker December 17, 2010According to Wu, when a business succeeds where its competitor does not, it’s because the public is oblivious to the evils perpetuated upon them – and the rules weren’t fair to begin with because it presupposes some businesses succeeded at the expense of others’ failing.