Late last week, the White House urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take control of how cable television companies use set-top boxes, presumably for the purpose of promoting competition. In a coordinated release, the administration issued a YouTube video and three documents — an Executive Order; a Council of Economic Advisors issue brief; and a blog by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Jason Furman, and Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, Jeffrey Zients — all directed at increasing regulation and promoting free markets.

Read “White House weighs in on set-top boxes – and starts a witch hunt in the process” on AEI.