Marc Oestreich

Enrollment in for-profit schools—like The Art Institutes and University of Phoenix—has skyrocketed in the past ten years, growing by 21 percent from 2008 to 2009 alone. The increase in popularity…

The Consumer Federation of America contends major online content distributors such as Netflix should be taxed in order to funnel more money through the slush-fund boondoggle known as the Universal…

In East Germany the communists produced one automobile which was built to fit the needs of all Germans. The car, the Trabant, was the ugly stepchild of an inherently failing…

Former FCC member Blair Levin is largely responsible for devising major components of the National Broadband Plan, a set of policies set by the Obama administration in attempt to bring…

I suppose its perfectly befitting a school whose mascot is the “Senator” to see ethics and academics take a backseat to personal gain. Washington Township Middle/High School prominently displayed the…

Proposals to regulate the Internet are becoming as formulaic as a Nickelback song these days. [Insert government body] has called on [insert private tech company] to do [thing company already…

With sleek award-winning design, near-flawless engineering, and an amazing business model Apple has built an empire of control over what’s cool. Over the last few weeks the Federal Trade Commission…

***After reading, check out Heartlander Maureen Martin’s rebuttal piece*** The recent goings-on in Indiana and Wisconsin have exposed me to my free market friends. For years I’ve been able to…

2 weeks ago The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced plans to create a “Do Not Track” list for internet browsers that would operate much like the “Do Not Call” list…

I spent the latter half of my week in our nation’s beautiful capital presenting to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) one of the most promising mechanisms for bringing about…

The U.S. House of Representatives this past week heard and responded to the complaints of the people… in 1996. The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, sponsored by Republican Anna Eshoo…

What is it about journalists and politicians that make them so likely to misunderstand academic research? Last year at about this time an International Agency for Research on Cancer study…

The lead singer of Jefferson Airplane once said, or sang, “San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.” That has never been more true. From the legislature that has…