Jacob Sullum

"The censorship cartel must be dismantled," Brendan Carr declared two days before President-elect Donald Trump picked him to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Trump described Carr as "a warrior for Free Speech." Carr's plans for "reining in Big Tech" understandably appeal to Trump, who has long complained that the leading social media platforms are biased against him. But Carr's agenda is blatantly inconsistent with conservative principles, including limited government, free markets, freedom of speech, and opposition to lawless regulation.

Brendan Carr, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, goes against conservative principles by viewing private actions, including independent content moderation on social media, as a violation of the First Amendment.

A board employee and a local reporter were arrested on the same bogus charge of divulging nonexistent grand jury secrets.

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Brendan Carr, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), wants to "dismantle" what he calls "the censorship

Observers proposed several explanations for President-elect Donald Trump's flabbergasting nomination of former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz as attorney

In response to charges that he illegally interfered with the 2020 election and improperly retained presidential records, Trump insisted that he was entitled to do whatever he wanted based on preposterous claims.

In the Abolish Everything issue, 'Reason' writers make the case for ending the DEA, ICE, the SBA, and everything else.

The executive order that the president-elect plans to issue contradicts the historical understanding of the 14th Amendment.

The executive order the president-elect plans to issue contradicts the historical understanding of the 14th Amendment.