By Robert Romano Think OPEC, but for the Internet. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has a global monopoly on domain names worldwide, and is currently a $300 million a year in revenue operation. Right now, its domain name fees are defined and limited […]

By Tom Toth Who decides, after all debate settles, what exactly is appropriate and acceptable in a society? Generally speaking, societal norms, preferences, and jargon evolve over a period of time, until the rules of those norms become second nature to virtually everyone taking participating in a […]

A version of this article was published in full on TheHill.com, linked below. By Rick Manning Americans have the wrong idea about the 4th of July. Perhaps it is due to the fireworks displays celebrating the holiday, giving the appearance of a bombardment suitable for the flag still […]

By Rick Manning President Obama’s “so sue me” statement earlier this week announcing that he is going to continue ignoring Congress and the U.S. Constitution in his on-going pursuit of fundamental transformation of the nation is not surprising from a man who is bereft of the political […]

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By David Bozeman Every year in this space we pay tribute to the only president born on the Fourth of July.  Calvin Coolidge served from 1923-29, and we have profiled his greatest accomplishments (slashing taxes and spending) and shared his most inspiring words (“There is […]

By Rick Manning As America’s government grapples with what to do about an influx of tens of thousands of unaccompanied children, one group is petition government on their behalf – the United Mine Workers of America labor union. A Capitol Hill insider reports that UMWA Secretary Treasurer […]

By Nathan Mehrens Hear that sound?  It’s your daily deluge of high-pitched hyperbole coming out of Washington, D.C.  People’s attention spans have become so short — and their patience for government so thin — politicians have become convinced they must elevate the decibel level of […]

  The full version of this article was originally published in TheHill.com, linked below. By Rick Manning I’m offended. I’m offended that a politician like Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wastes time worrying about whether a professional football team’s name is appropriate rather than doing his job and moving […]

By Nathan Mehrens Adapted from a June 30 letter to the U.S. Senate. In an April 2, 2014 letter to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Larry Strickling , head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), 35 Senate Republicans including Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sought “clarification regarding the recent announcement that NTIA intends to relinquish responsibility of […]