National Review
“The FTC Continues to Prioritize Ideology over Consumers”
Rachel Chiu from the Committee for Justice argues that the FTC’s action against Illumina’s acquisition of Grail is driven by ideology.
Real Clear Markets
“The FTC Isn’t Just Blocking Mergers, It’s Playing Favorites”
Tirzah Duren from the American Consumer Institute argues that the FTC’s actions against big tech is the result of bias, not concern for the consumer.
Truth on the Market
“The FTC Shouldn’t Try to Make Amazon Divest Its Logistics Service”
Alden Abbott, former FTC general counsel, discusses several problems with the FTC’s latest focus on Amazon.
The Center Square
Data shows Florida’s electricity consumption increased as population grows
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited in the Center Square in an article about Florida’s electricity consumption: Daren Bakst, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow of…
The Hill
“The Federal Trade Commission’s Embarrassing Antitrust Crusade”
Stephen Kent from Consumer Choice Center underscores Lina Khan’s ideological pursuits as Chair of the FTC.
Bloomberg
“US Merger Review Revamp Set to Delay Deals by Months”
Bloomberg‘s Leah Nylen explains how the FTC’s changes to merger-filing rules will add delays to merger approval.
Reason
“It Takes 6 Clicks to Cancel Amazon Prime and the FTC’s New Lawsuit Says That’s Too Many”
Eric Boehm from Reason discusses the FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon.
Forbes
“The FTC-Sony Case Against the Microsoft Activision Deal Is Very Bad”
Paul Tassi from Forbes discusses last week’s hearing in which the FTC is seeking a preliminary injunction.
Reason
“The Federal Trade Commission’s Latest Frivolous Antitrust Suit Takes Aim at Amazon”
Elizabeth Nolan Brown from Reason magazine details the shortcomings of the FTC’s latest action against Amazon.
National Review
Protectionism without Sugarcoating
National Review cites CEI’s Iain Murray about protectionism: Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute describes the U.S. sugar quotas as the “platonic form of…
Wall Street Journal
“Lina Khan’s Recusal Coverup”
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board contends that FTC Chair Lina Khan may have misled Congress regarding ethics compliance.
CSIS
“Noncompete Agreements, Innovation, and National Security”
Experts from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) discuss problems with the FTC’s sweeping rule to ban noncompete agreements in employee contracts.
Bob Harden
U.S. House Passes Legislation to Preserve Consumer Choice in Kitchen Appliances
We visit with Ben Lieberman, Senior Policy Analyst with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, about the Biden administrations war on gas home…
Bloomberg
“FTC Rejected Ethics Advice for Khan Recusal on Meta Case”
Bloomberg’s Leah Nylen reveals newly unredacted memo showing that FTC Chair Lina Khan declined to recuse herself from the FTC’s case against Meta despite the…
Washington Times
“Republicans Should Be Commended for Working to Rein in FTC”
Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, discusses the importance of work done by congressional Republicans on holding the Federal Trade Commission accountable.
Wall Street Journal
Is a U.S. Wealth Tax Constitutional?
The Wall Street Journal encourages the Supreme Court to grant cert in CEI’s Moore v. US case: The Moores have appealed…
Truth on the Market
“The Robinson-Patman Act: The Anti-Consumer Welfare Statute”
Alden Abbott, former General Counsel at the FTC, explains that a reinvigoration of the Robinson-Patman Act by the FTC would be a detriment to consumers.
Real Clear Markets
“Progressives to Biden: Double Down on Interference”
Paul Steidler, Senior Fellow with the Lexington Institute, argues that calls for the Biden administration and the FTC to ban employee non-compete agreements would have…
Fox Business
Banking industry pushes back on CFPB’s warning over use of AI chatbots
Fox Business quotes CEI’s John Berlau on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent advisory: John Berlau, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s director…
Bloomberg Law
“Courts Should Curb the FTC’s Historic Disgorgement Tactics”
Caleb Kruckenberg, attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, explains how the FTC extracts large settlements from small businesses without a trial and without congressional authority.
Hannity
FURNACES NOW?! The Biden Admin’s War on American Energy Continues
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is quoted on Hannity on the current crackdown on American energy: “This is a classic example of one size not fitting all,”…
Fox News
Biden admin is preparing to target Americans’ gas furnaces amid stove crackdown
Fox News
Biden admin is preparing to target Americans’ gas furnaces amid stove crackdown
Ben Lieberman is cited on Fox News about the crackdown on gas stoves: “This is a classic example of one size not fitting all,”…
Fox News
Banking industry pushes back on CFPB’s warning over use of AI chatbots
Fox News quotes CEI’s John Berlau on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent advisory regarding artificial intelligence in customer service:…
Washington Times
“FTC Chair Lina Khan Has Abuses Her Power, Needs to Go”
The Washington Times’s editorial board argues that FTC Chair Lina Khan should resign.
Daily Caller
Biden Wants To Give Power Over Defense Contracts To Climate Activist ‘Cabal’ Bent On Curtailing Economic Growth
The Daily Caller quotes CEI’s Myron Ebell on giving certain climate activist groups veto power over major Pentagon contracts: Myron…
Dr. Rich Swier
Biden Wants To Give Power Over Defense Contracts To Climate Activist ‘Cabal’ Bent On Curtailing Economic Growth
Real Clear Markets
“Lina Khan’s FTC Is Importing Crushing European Tech Banditry”
Daniel Savickas from the Taxpayers Protection Alliance warns that the FTC’s adoption of European style regulation will ultimately harm U.S. innovation and competitiveness.
Wall Street Journal
“Car Shopping Ain’t Broke, So the FTC Will Fix It”
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., from the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board argues that the FTC’s proposed rule on auto purchases is a solution in search…
Real Clear Markets
“Lina Khan’s ‘Underfunded’ FTC Takes Its Act to Europe”
Market Institute President Charles Sauer explains how FTC Chair Lina Khan is using European regulators and the EU’s Digital Markets Act to get around Congress.
The Blaze
Horowitz: How McCarthy debt deal will destroy our leverage for the rest of Biden’s term
Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise Institute explains the problem with speeding up energy projects without first repealing the…
Washington Examiner
“US Antitrust Enforcers Should Heed China’s Tech Crackdown”
Dr. Ryan Yonk and Ethan Yank from the American Institute for Economic Research argue that China’s antitrust crackdown on tech companies has been a disaster…
Reason
“The FTC Is Investigating Anti-Competitive Baby Formula Contracts. Bad Federal Policy Is to Blame.”
Reason Reporter Eric Boehm explains that the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is to blame for any lack of competition between baby formula suppliers.
American Institute for Economic Research
“The FTC Should Answer Its Call of Duty to Gamers”
Dr. Gary Galles, Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University, argues that the FTC is engaging in “antitrust protectionism” while challenging Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision.
Fox Business
VIDEO: CEI’S Jessica Melugin Joins Fox Business to Discuss Twitter’s New CEO and the ‘unintended consequences’ of Children Using A.I.
Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Technology & Innovation director Jessica Melugin discusses Twitter’s new CEO and the ‘unintended consequences’ of children using A.I.
The American Institue for Economic Research
The FTC should answer its Call of Duty to Gamers
The American Institute for Economic Research cites Vice President for Strategy Iain Murray on the Microsoft-Activision merger: The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Iain Murray has also …
American Institute for Economic Research
The FTC should answer its Call of Duty to Gamers
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Iain Murray has also noted several other important problems with the assertion that the Microsoft-Activision merger would harm consumers. He has collected…
Wall Street Journal
“Antitrust Gone Wild Against Amgen”
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board describes the FTC’s desire to revive the antitrust theory of “potential competition” in light of the agency’s attempt to…
The Spectator
“One Government Agency Is Undermining Biden’s Cancer Moonshot”
Matthew Foldi argues that the FTC’s blocking of the Illumina/Grail merger undermines President Biden’s goal of fighting cancer.
Fox News
Joe Manchin abruptly tanks Biden nominee picked to oversee admin’s crackdown on gas stoves
It’s just spreading to more and more appliances. It seems that almost everything that plugs in or fires up around the…
Washington Times
EPA green rules increase blackout risks; emission caps on reliable fuels will shut down power plants
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited on the Washington Times on blackout risk increases: The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposals for natural gas and coal-fired power plants…
Truth on the Market
“FTC Returns to Section 18 Rulemaking with Impersonation Fraud Hearing”
Neil Chilson with the Center for Growth and Opportunity identifies the problems with the FTC’s proposed rule on imposter fraud.
Real Clear Markets
“Lina Khan Disdains ‘Big Tech’ and the First Amendment”
The Market Institute’s Norm Singleton argues that the FTC’s actions against Twitter are a threat to the freedom of speech.
Truth on the Market
“Bureau of Let’s Sue-Meta”
Daniel Gilman from the International Center for Law & Economics discuses the consent order saga between the FTC and Meta.
Land Line
Avoid seizures of cash by taking prudent measures
Recently, the Competitive Enterprise Institute distributed a report titled “Five Myths of Civil Forfeiture, Second Edition.” It is a nonprofit libertarian think tank…
Issues & Insights
Biden Unleashes The Regulatory Kraken — And There’s No Land In Sight
As the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Clyde Wayne Crews put it recently, “President Biden is leading an unprecedented expansion of the administrative state.
AEIdeas
“Federal Trade Commission Launches a Missile to Kill a Mouse”
Daniel Lyons from the American Enterprise Institute raises concerns over the legality of the FTC’s recent modification of the 2020 consent decree with Meta.
Wall Street Journal
“Lina Khan Has a Meta Fixation”
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board discuses Chair Lina Khan’s decision to replace a 2020 consent decree with Meta.
Washington Times
“Bipartisan Scrutiny of How FTC Reviews Mergers Is in Order”
Former U.S. Representative Rich Boucher argues that the FTC’s hostile stance towards mergers and acquisitions is deserving of criticism from both sides of the aisle.
ITIF
“FTC Overreach Is Inappropriate and Bad for Children, Says ITIF”
Daniel Castro, vice president for the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, calls the FTC’s recent proposed modification of Meta’s consent decree a “politically motivated attack.”…