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.Featuring Gene Healy, Ryan Bourne, Brent Skorup and Jennifer HuddlestonBrent 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">Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC, and Why Broadcasters Still Have “Junior Varsity” First Amendment Rights</a>," September 19, 2025.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.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, 202Jennifer Huddelston, "<a href="https://www.cato.org/commentary/trumps-tiktok-reprieve-wont-fix-laws-free-speech-problems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s TikTok Reprieve Won’t Fix the Law’s Free Speech Problems</a>," February 3, 2025.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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