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David B. McGarry

David B. McGarry is the research director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. He has written extensively on a wide range of topics related to technology, government accountability, and consumer choice. He has reported on tech policy and telecommunications, particularly at the Federal Communications Commission and on Capitol Hill. In addition, his analysis has appeared in such publications as RealClearPolicy, Techdirt, Reason, and National Review.

Articles by David B. McGarry


Universities Should Get Out of the Radio Business

Hardly anybody thinks better of themselves than journalists—their foremost competition being, perhaps, academics. The cacophony of self-congratulation reaches a peak in state-funded journalism; the fact of the venture’s unprofitability seems…