November 17, 2022
Originally appearing in Network Law Review. Dear readers, the Network Law Review is delighted to present you with this month’s guest article by Thomas W. Hazlett, Hugh H. Macaulay Endowed Professor of Economics, Clemson University. **** In the pending case of FTC v. Facebook, the Government alleges price increases for the “free” service. In this zero-price offering, the […]
August 2, 2022
Read or listen to the article in The American Spectator. Proposals to nationalize wireless networks in the U.S. should learn from Mexico’s disaster. by Satya Marar August 1, 2022, 11:06 PM Mexico’s attempt at a government-run wholesale wireless communications network is the latest in a string of costly, inefficient, and ultimately disastrous government-driven communications infrastructure […]
May 20, 2022
This commentary was also featured in Barron’s. By Thomas W. Hazlett About the author: Thomas W. Hazlett is H.H. Macaulay Endowed Professor of Economics at Clemson University, and a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Both Republicans and Democrats are desperate to deal social media a beating. No matter how Elon Musk’s […]
February 1, 2022
Originally appearing online in City Journal Rationing Revisionism: Modern defenses of price controls overlook the example of postwar West Germany. Thomas W. Hazlett January 31, 2022 Much is being made of the fact that prominent economists, following World War II, urged the continuation of wartime price controls in the U.S. to combat inflation. While President […]
January 28, 2022
Originally appearing in the New York Times By Peter Coy Opinion Writer The snafu over 5G cellular service at U.S. airports is unfortunate and unnecessary. From what I can tell, most of the blame falls on a bureaucratic battle between sister agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Communications Commission. Politics trumped economics. The […]
