Doing It the Hard Way

<p>FCC chair Brendan Carr’s “easy way or hard way” threat to TV broadcasters lit a censorship firestorm this week. Our Cato panel digs into the government's jawboning, broadcast licensees' “junior-varsity” First Amendment rights, and whether it’s time to scrap the FCC altogether. Plus, the latest on AI regulation and the art of the TikTok deal.</p><br /><p>Brent Skorup, "<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/jimmy-kimmel-fcc-why-broadcasters-still-have-junior-varsity-first-amendment-rights" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC, and Why Broadcasters Still Have “Junior Varsity” First Amendment Rights</u></a>," September 19, 2025.</p><p>Ilya Somin, "<a href="https://reason.com/volokh/2025/09/18/abolish-the-fcc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abolish the FCC,</a>" September 18, 2025.</p><p>David Inserra and John Samples, "<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/kimmel-cancellation-dangerous-sign-free-speech" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kimmel Cancellation a Dangerous Sign for Free Speech</a>," September 24, 202</p><p>Jennifer Huddelston, "<a href="https://www.cato.org/commentary/trumps-tiktok-reprieve-wont-fix-laws-free-speech-problems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Trump’s TikTok Reprieve Won’t Fix the Law’s Free Speech Problems</u></a>," February 3, 2025.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>