The FCC Is a New Deal Relic

Put it on the ash heap of history so no one can misuse it.

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The headquarters of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C., August 29, 2020

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The uproar over ABC’s decision to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show in the wake of his comments about the Charlie Kirk assassination is understandable.

Kimmel touched off the furor last Monday night by indicating that Kirk’s killer was a Trump supporter, even though his own family said he was a left-winger who had become radicalized over the issue of trans rights.

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