Recent Publications Videos From the Free State Foundation’s Celebration of Its Twentieth Anniversary! June 10, 2026 / Free State Foundation Free State Foundation’s Twentieth Anniversary Celebration Agenda May 28, 2026 / Free State Foundation FSF Comments – The State of Competition in the Communications Marketplace May 21, 2026 / Randolph J. May and Andrew Long Using Communications Technology to Enhance Safety: The Freight Rail Market’s Proactive Approach May 18, 2026 / Joseph V. Kennedy The People and the Ratification Debate Over The Constitution May 18, 2026 / Randolph J. May The House Builds a Sound Privacy Bill May 7, 2026 / Michael O'Rielly Sports Streaming Gives Fans More Choices Than Ever: Keep the Competition Alive May 1, 2026 / Joseph V. Kennedy Congress Should Adopt a “Skinny” Communications Reform Bill April 30, 2026 / Randolph J. May World IP Day 2026 and America’s 250th Birthday: Follow the Declaration’s Principles for Securing Intellectual Property Rights April 24, 2026 / Randolph J. May and Seth L. Cooper A Close Read of the Media Bureau’s Nexstar/TEGNA Order Exposes the Fallacy of the Retransmission Consent Regime April 17, 2026 / Andrew Long Assessing the Impact of Trump AI Policy Framework on Intellectual Property April 15, 2026 / Seth L. Cooper Mandated Crew Sizes Don’t Make Trains Safer April 9, 2026 / Joseph V. Kennedy Revisiting Hayek’s ‘Constitution of Liberty’ in America’s Semiquincentennial Year April 2, 2026 / Randolph J. May There’s Widespread Support for Preserving Investment-Backed Expectations in the EchoStar Proceeding March 19, 2026 / Randolph J. May The Growing Importance of Telecommunications in AI March 12, 2026 / Joseph V. Kennedy The ALI’s Failed Copyright Restatement Is Not Authoritative March 11, 2026 / Randolph J. May and Seth L. Cooper FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Unwisely Belittles the Reagan FCC March 6, 2026 / Randolph J. May No Need for Supreme Court Review of Case Rejecting Copyright for Autonomous AI February 24, 2026 / Seth L. Cooper The FCC Should Not Allow Its Process to Be Abused to Avoid Legitimate Investment-Backed Expectations February 17, 2026 / Randolph J. May Why We Should Celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday February 12, 2026 / Randolph J. May Measuring the Value of Delayed Broadband Deployment: Why the FCC’s Focus on Permit Reform Matters February 10, 2026 / Joseph V. Kennedy Accomplish the Mission: Use BEAD Program “Nondeployment” Funds to Ensure Universal Coverage February 9, 2026 / Andrew Long The Telecom Act of 1996 Needs a Deregulatory Overhaul February 4, 2026 / Randolph J. May Regulatory Reform General Principles: Some Examples From the Telecommunications Sector January 28, 2026 / Joseph V. Kennedy Data Privacy Update: After a Quiet 2025, More State Laws Take Effect, Rumors of Renewed Congressional Activity Swirl January 27, 2026 / Andrew Long