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Doing It the Hard Way
Episode 26

Doing It the Hard Way

Cato Podcast · Cato Institute

September 25, 202545m 25s

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Show Notes

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.


Brent Skorup, "Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC, and Why Broadcasters Still Have “Junior Varsity” First Amendment Rights," September 19, 2025.

Ilya Somin, "Abolish the FCC," September 18, 2025.

David Inserra and John Samples, "Kimmel Cancellation a Dangerous Sign for Free Speech," September 24, 202

Jennifer Huddelston, "Trump’s TikTok Reprieve Won’t Fix the Law’s Free Speech Problems," February 3, 2025.


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