British lawmakers have issued a report declaring that Rupert Murdoch is not a “fit and proper person” to run an international business. According to CNN.com, “The ruling could prompt British regulators to force him to sell his controlling stake in British Sky Broadcasting, a significant part of his media empire.”
Murdoch’s fitness for running a business should not be a concern of lawmakers. If he is truly unfit, that fact will be quickly reflected in lost viewers and readers. That is, the market will determine his fitness, just as it determines the fitness of any businessman.
Anyone who resorts to brute force–such as the British lawmakers who issued this report–isn’t fit to govern anything.