American Action Forum
“The FTC’s DEI for Conservatives”
Fred Ashton with the American Action Forum highlights the intersection between merger enforcement and the culture wars.
Reason
“The 8th Circuit Court Was Right To Kill the FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule”
Jack Nicastro with Reason discusses the recent striking down of a Lina Khan era rule.
Daily Economy
“Meta on Trial—But Free Enterprise Is the Real Defendant”
Walter Donway uses the FTC’s case against Meta to argue that antitrust should not be used to punish success.
ITIF
“US Antitrust as an Anti-Competitiveness Weapon”
Robert Atkinson, President of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, argues that overzealous antitrust enforcement make US firms less competitive.
Truth on the Market
“First Impressions from the DOJ/FTC Listening Session on Drug-Price Competition”
Kristian Stout with the International Center for Law & Economics provides commentary on the potential use of the FTC to lower drug prices.
Washington Examiner
“Trump administration FTC pitches online regulations aimed at protecting minors”
CEI’s Jessica Melugin discusses the FTC’s recent workshop on the “Attention Economy.”…