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Comment

CEI Comments on Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 05/27/2025

RE: Request for Public Comment Regarding Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers Docket No.: FTC-2025-0028 On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we submit comments to…

Antitrust

Comment

CEI Comments on Technology Platform Censorship

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 05/21/2025

RE: Request for Public Comment Regarding Technology Platform Censorship Docket No.: FTC-2025-0023 Introduction The authors of this submission would like to thank the Federal Trade…

Antitrust

Blog

America last? How the antitrust agencies could jeopardize both big and small business

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 05/07/2025

At a time when trade deficits, particularly with China, are a major economic and political concern for the Trump administration, the antitrust authorities are actively…

Eye on FTC

The Washington Post

House GOP proposes removing antitrust authority from FTC

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 04/30/2025

The Washington Post cited CEI’s expert on antitrust “Consolidating antitrust enforcement at one agency would give businesses more certainty on the rules of the road,…

Antitrust

Blog

How valuable will anonymous comments be to the Ferguson FTC?

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 04/22/2025

Comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for its “Inquiry on Tech Censorship” are due next month on May 21, 2025, and the public has…

Eye on FTC

Blog

Don’t let a government shutdown stop mergers

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 02/28/2025

With a March 14 deadline looming, the US is heading towards another government shutdown. Congressional Democrats seem willing to let funding lapse unless they…

Business and Government

Blog

Big tech: threat or America’s best hope in global AI race? Questions for Trump antitrust appointees

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 02/11/2025

Continued scrutiny of tech companies by antitrust authorities is expected under the Trump administration, with two new nominees awaiting confirmation to the Department of…

Media, Speech and Internet Freedoms

Blog

The One Agency Act, so hot right now

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 01/30/2025

The 119th Congress has reignited old conversations regarding antitrust enforcement in the US. Namely, do we need two agencies to enforce the antitrust laws? Rep.

Antitrust

News Release

FTC lawsuit against John Deere will break more than it fixes: CEI analysis

  • Alex Reinauer
  • 01/15/2025

The Federal Trade Commission today filed a lawsuit accusing John Deere, the tractor company, of forcing farmers to use authorized dealers for equipment repairs. CEI…

Lands and Wildlife

Products

Free to Prosper: Antitrust

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Clyde Wayne Crews, Iain Murray, Jessica Melugin, Ryan Young
  • 01/14/2025

There is a global push to strengthen and broaden antitrust laws. American technology companies are the primary targets. In the US, this fight…

Blog

FTC’s second interim report on PBMs: Don’t hold your breath

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 01/13/2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will consider issuing a second interim report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) tomorrow during its January 14 open meeting.

Eye on FTC

Op-Eds

Targeting Digital Platforms

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 12/30/2024

President Biden’s antitrust regulators have filed a pair of lawsuits targeting tech platforms, claiming they abuse their position as intermediaries between consumers and third parties.

Tech and Telecom

Blog

Congress shouldn’t rely on incomplete FTC PBM study

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 12/12/2024

Lawmakers are making a last-minute push to regulate the practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) during the lame duck session. However, it would be a…

Eye on FTC

News Release

Report: FTC used insufficient analysis in its investigation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers 

  • Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 12/12/2024

A new Competitive Enterprise Institute report delves into major problems with a Federal Trade Commission report critical of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). PBMs are specialized…

Business and Government

Study

FTC Flunks Interim Report

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 12/12/2024

Introduction The Federal Trade Commission published its interim staff report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) on July 9, 2024, after launching an initial inquiry in…

Blog

John Deere is the FTC’s latest corporate boogeyman

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 12/09/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating John Deere’s repair offerings for over three years now, as revealed in a filing made public…

Eye on FTC

CNBC

Up to $400 to change a lightbulb? Appliance repair costs are no joke

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 09/20/2024

CNBC quoted CEI’s expert on a sustainable future “These state proposals and state laws could lead to a lose-lose situation in which manufacturers are harmed…

Energy and Environment

CNBC

Up to $400 to change a lightbulb? Appliance repair costs are no joke

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 09/20/2024

CNBC quoted CEI’s expert on a sustainable future “These state proposals and state laws could lead to a lose-lose situation in which manufacturers are harmed…

Washington Examiner

FTC lawsuit over Kroger-Albertsons merger is a political tightrope for Harris and Trump

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 09/13/2024

The Washington Examiner cited CEI’s expert on antitrust matters Alex Reinauer is a research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in antitrust…

Antitrust

Blog

A cry for Yelp or crocodile tears?

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 09/10/2024

Online review platform Yelp filed a private antitrust suit against Google last month, accusing the tech company of monopolizing the “local search services market”…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Three years of Chair Lina Khan’s unhinged FTC

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 06/13/2024

Lina Khan’s appointment to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was meant to bring about significant change and a new direction for the independent agency. Before…

Eye on FTC

Blog

FTC approves ban on noncompete agreements, sets up potential court battle

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 04/23/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban the vast majority of noncompete agreements in employment contracts during a special open commission meeting this…

Eye on FTC

Blog

Lina Khan’s tenure as FTC Chair highlights need for reform of the agency

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 03/22/2024

Three years ago, today, President Biden nominated Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Senate confirmed Khan as a commissioner later in…

Eye on FTC

Blog

Right to repair will not save households over $300 a year

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 03/15/2024

You may have heard that so-called “right to repair” laws will provide big savings to consumers. Last week, Forbes published an article claiming that…

Business and Government

Cato Institute

Is the Federal Trade Commission Serious about Premerger Notification?

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 03/13/2024

The 1976 Hart–Scott–Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act requires certain firms that are pursuing a merger to submit a Premerger Notification and Report Form, also called an HSR…

Eye on FTC

National Review

SNAP Back to Reality: Why the FTC Needs a Broader View of the Kroger-Albertsons Case

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Ryan Young
  • 03/13/2024

The FTC’s court losses under Lina Khan’s leadership have a common theme: word games. In nearly every antitrust case it brings, the agency defines relevant markets…

Eye on FTC

News Release

FTC suit to stop Krogers-Albertsons Merger would harm consumers

  • Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin, Ryan Young
  • 02/26/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today sued to stop the proposed merger between grocers Kroger and Albertsons. The FTC claims the merger would lead…

Antitrust

Blog

‘Right to repair’ advocates likely to fail at the FTC

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 02/07/2024

CEI submitted comments on a 53-page petition for rulemaking last week that asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules “to protect consumer’s…

Eye on FTC

Comment

CEI comments on ‘right to repair’ petition for rulemaking

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 02/05/2024

Docket ID No.: FTC-2023-0077 Introduction On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we respectfully submit comments on the Petition for Rulemaking to Protect Consumer’s…

Tech and Telecom

Blog

During government shutdowns, Lina Khan shuts down you

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 01/30/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) updated its contingency plan for how it will operate if Congress fails to fund the government last week. Likely the…

Eye on FTC

Blog

Khan’s FTC could harm America’s competitiveness abroad

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 12/13/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) threatens to put US global competitiveness at risk by pursuing stringent antitrust goals that target the largest American tech companies,…

Eye on FTC

Blog

Biden administration cites fanciful numbers to support ‘right to repair’

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 10/30/2023

The Biden White House hosted an event on right to repair last Tuesday to provide information “about federal and state efforts to strengthen the…

Eye on FTC

National Review

The FTC Is Now Trying to Stop Mergers Before They Start

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Ryan Young
  • 10/24/2023

Lina Khan’s antitrust crusade is not confined to the courts. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair has turned her attention to a nearly 50-year-old law about…

Eye on FTC

Comment

Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin, Ryan Young
  • 09/26/2023

September 26, 2023 RE: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements Docket ID No.: FTC-2023-0040-0001 On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we respectfully…

Eye on FTC

Blog

In today’s age of musical abundance, we all live like ‘kings’

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 09/21/2023

We are in the midst of an art renaissance, and very few people are talking about it. One person who is talking about it is…

Innovation

Comment

CEI Comments on FTC-DOJ Merger Guidelines

  • By: Alex Reinauer, David S. McFadden, Jessica Melugin
  • 09/15/2023

September 15, 2023 RE: FTC-DOJ Merger Guidelines Matter No.: P859910 The authors of this submission first want to thank the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and…

Law and Litigation

National Review

The FTC’s Flawed Antimerger Ideology

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Ryan Young
  • 08/03/2023

The Biden administration has unveiled a draft version of new merger guidelines, courtesy of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of…

Eye on FTC

Blog

CEI Hill event shows how the FTC is burdening small businesses

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 07/28/2023

Many have praised Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for her commitment to regulate “big business.” Under her leadership, the FTC…

Eye on FTC

Blog

House Republicans continue to grill the FTC for its overreach

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 07/20/2023

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Thursday of last week entitled “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission.” Lines of questioning were heated…

Eye on FTC

Blog

European Union says phones and tablets must be easier to break by 2027

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 06/21/2023

The European Parliament agreed on new rules last week that would require smartphone and tablet manufacturers to make it easier for users to remove…

Consumer Choice

Blog

FTC, or ‘Fundraising Trade Commission,’ tries to shrug off a Supreme Court judgment

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 06/09/2023

If you thought the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was only coming after “big” business, think again. The FTC is targeting small and family businesses too. …

Eye on FTC

Blog

Don’t drink the ‘right to repair’ Kool-Aid

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 05/09/2023

“What’s in a name?” William Shakespeare posed the question in Romeo & Juliet to illustrate that a rose, even if called by a different name,…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Calling legislation the AMERICA Act doesn’t make it a good bill

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 05/09/2023

The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act is back but under a new name: The Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act…

Antitrust

News Release

UK Competition and Markets Authority Anti-Merger Ruling Undermines Consumer Interests

  • Alex Reinauer, Iain Murray, Jessica Melugin, Ryan Young
  • 04/26/2023

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is blocking Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard out of fear the deal…

Antitrust

Duluth News Tribune

Pro/Con: Proposed ‘Right to Repair’ Electronics Law Would Break a System that Doesn’t Need Fixing

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 04/23/2023

Some state lawmakers want to regulate the repairs of countless consumer gadgets and equipment, from smartphones and microwave ovens to farm tractors and medical devices.

Tech and Telecom

Comment

CEI Comments on Non-Compete Clause Rule

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 04/18/2023

On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we respectfully submit comments regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed ban of non-compete agreements in employment…

Antitrust

Bloomberg Law

California Follows Europe’s Lead on USB-C Mandate for Devices

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 04/13/2023

Bloomberg Law cites Research Fellow Alex Reinauer on the USB-C mandate. The environmental arguments for the bill are mostly symbolic because…

Antitrust

Blog

Secondhand Antitrust: FTC Continues to Bully Industries that Can Save Lives

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 04/05/2023

Altria Group, the largest tobacco company in the U.S., divested its 35 percent stake in the e-cigarette maker Juul Labs early last month. The Federal…

Eye on FTC

Blog

FTC Budget Request: More Money, More Staff, and More Problems

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 03/20/2023

Instead of increasing the FTC’s budget, Congress should increase oversight of an agency gone rogue.  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted its annual budget…

Tech and Telecom

Inside Sources

‘Right to Repair’ Bills Aim to Fix Repair Market but Would More Likely Break It

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 03/13/2023

Some state lawmakers want to regulate the repairs of countless consumer gadgets and equipment, from smartphones and microwave ovens to farm tractors and medical devices.

Tech and Telecom

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