![FTC Goes Back to Bad ‘70s Policies in Motor Vehicle Dealer Rule](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Disco-ball-GettyImages-960759378-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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FTC Goes Back to Bad ‘70s Policies in Motor Vehicle Dealer Rule
Last night at CEI’s annual Julian L. Simon Memorial Award Dinner, CEI celebrated the 1970s—both the fashions and the deregulation toward the end of the…
![FTC Hearing on Vaping Case Shows Antitrust at its Worst](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Vapes-GettyImages-1086551016-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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FTC Hearing on Vaping Case Shows Antitrust at its Worst
Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a public hearing about a seemingly resolved antitrust case about the vaping market. In 2018,…
![No, We Don’t Need Federal Licenses for Big Tech](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Capitol-dome-GettyImages-1225009218-578x324-c-default-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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No, We Don’t Need Federal Licenses for Big Tech
In the wake of congressional testimony by former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has suggested that he will partner with…
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Virtual Reality and the Relevant Market Fallacy
The relevant market fallacy is one of the most common analytical mistakes in antitrust policy. One of the first legal questions in an antitrust…
![Inflation Reduction Act and West Virginia v. EPA: Legislative History Refutes Sen. Carper’s Spin](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Supreme-Court-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Inflation Reduction Act and West Virginia v. EPA: Legislative History Refutes Sen. Carper’s Spin
“And whatever interpretive force one attaches to legislative history, the Court normally gives little weight to statements, such as those of the individual legislators, made after the…
![Many Federal Agency Rules and Guidance Documents are Still Not Properly Reported to Congress and the GAO](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bureaucracy-GettyImages-1250598577-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Many Federal Agency Rules and Guidance Documents are Still Not Properly Reported to Congress and the GAO
A 2014 white paper prepared for the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), “Congressional Review Act: Many Recent Final Rules Were Not Submitted…