America’s culture wars are not usually waged at the Federal Communications Commission. With rare exceptions — like net neutrality — the New Deal-era agency stays out of the headlines, while focusing on issues like rural broadband access and stopping spam calls. But that will change come January, when Brendan Carr becomes chairman of the agency […]

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Brendan Carr to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr is the senior Republican on the FCC, having served previously as the telecommunication agency’s general counsel. Trump first nominated Carr to the FCC in 2017. “Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the […]