Each maneuver [by the regulated party] generates a counter‐maneuver from the regulatory bureaucracy and Congress; every feint and dodge, a more complicated prophylactic for the next encounter. The result, over time, is a profusion of legislative and regulatory detail that confounds American business. — Robert Reich, “The Miasma of Regulation,” 1987 In his essay “The Miasma of Regulation,” Robert Reich lays out the cat-and-mouse game played between the regulated and their regulators, exploring how industry pushes the boundaries of acceptable legal behavior and government pushes back, closing loopholes or filling in grey areas. This continual back and forth, he argues, … Continue reading Time to End the FCC’s Designated Entity Program