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Paul Matzko

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Paul Matzko is a historian of modern conservatism.

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TV Demonstration

The Next 250

The Original Sin of Broadcast Regulation

Paul Matzko / December 26, 2025

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

Politics

This Isn’t the First Time the FCC Has Weaponized Its Regulatory Power

Paul Matzko / September 25, 2025

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Policy

Trump Is Nixon 2.0

Paul Matzko / February 19, 2025

Donald Trump Injured During Shooting At Campaign Rally In Butler, PA

Politics

History Warns About the Dangers of Hyperpolarization and Paranoia

Paul Matzko / July 16, 2024

Congress Considers Bill To Force Sale Of TikTok

Dispatch Debates

To Protect Free Speech, Congress Should Consider Alternatives to Banning TikTok

Paul Matzko & Jennifer Huddleston / March 19, 2024

Congress Considers Bill To Force Sale Of TikTok

Policy

To Protect Free Speech, Congress Should Consider Alternatives to Banning TikTok

Paul Matzko & Jennifer Huddleston / March 19, 2024

Google

Policy

A Win for Algorithms at the Supreme Court

Paul Matzko / May 26, 2023

President Biden Delivers Remarks On The Economy At A Steamfitters Union In Virginia

Policy

Biden’s Misguided Call for Internet Regulation

Paul Matzko / February 1, 2023

Policy

TikTok and Our Shadowbanned Future 

Paul Matzko / October 27, 2022

The New Right’s Dangerous Attitude on Corporate Rights

Policy

The New Right’s Dangerous Attitude on Corporate Rights

Paul Matzko / May 26, 2022

A History Lesson From the Hessians to the Chechens

World Events

A History Lesson From the Hessians to the Chechens

Paul Matzko / March 9, 2022

A New Fairness Doctrine Is an Old, Bad Idea

General

A New Fairness Doctrine Is an Old, Bad Idea

Paul Matzko / February 2, 2021