We face the dual problems of an increasing gap in access to these technologies between the "haves" and "have nots" and fragmentation of the once-common set of facts that Americans shared through similar experiences with the media. Creating a vibrant public square is essential to improving the state of democracy.

We have demonized our heroes and, in the process, empowered demons.

Barbara Amiel, writing in The Wall Street Journal, very nicely summarized the O.J. trial as a social calamity in its deviation from simple justice.

There is a bogus sophistication exhibited by the literati who mouth cliches of diversity and free speech while flogging them in fact.

America's wireless communications industry has grown dramatically in recent years, as fierce competition and explosive technological change have improved service and driven down prices. These improvements have come about in a relatively low-key regulatory environment. But the very success of the industry, which has transformed service from a luxury to...

Edwin Rockefeller, Thomas W. Hazlett, and Robert Litan discuss the Microsoft case.

Deregulating a monopoly is not easy--as we are learning in the electric-utility sector and as we will soon learn in the pension sector, with the imminent de-monopolization of Social Security.

The best and worst of the political parties.