# The FCC Chairman Should Not Be a Minister of Truth

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Podcast: [Unintended Consequences](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409)
Published: 2026-04-09T10:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences/fcc-chairman-should-not-be-minister-truth
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## Resource

The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to not renew licenses for broadcasters that were too negative in their coverage of the US-Iran War. But this abuse of FCC authority in the name of protecting the “public interest” is merely the latest episode in a long and dismal history. This week, Peter and Paul discuss the downsides of government licensing of broadcast speech, how it violates the founding principles of this country, and the surprisingly simple solution that would bring it to a well-deserved end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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