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.”…
The Hill
Chevron case: Supreme Court could take sledgehammer to agency power
Devin Watkins, an attorney at Competitive Enterprise Institute, which filed a brief supporting the fishermen, argued the case demonstrates how powers expressly…
National Review
The Crusade against Things That Work Is Coming for Your AC
CEI’s Ben Liberman is cited on National Review about the home appliance debate: In an op-ed for Fox News, the Competitive Enterprise…
Real Clear Markets
“Congress Must Keep a Close Eye on FTC Chairman Khan”
Former U.S. Senator for Massachusetts Scott Brown stresses the importance of congressional oversight and why lawmakers should continue to keep an eye on Lina Khan’s…
Wall Street Journal
“Lina Khan Blocks Cancer Cures”
John Tamny from FreedomWorks explains how the blocking of Illumina’s acquisition of Grail by the FTC could cost lives.
AEIdeas
“Biden’s Antitrust Team Is Tossing Aside Rule of Law”
Mark Jamison from the American Enterprise Institute argues that the FTC’s assistance to the European Union to implement the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a…
Real Clear Markets
“Day of Reckoning Looms for Lina Khan’s FTC”
Geoffrey Manne and Gus Hurwitz from the International Center for Law & Economics discuss how the recent Supreme Court decision in Axon Enterprise v. FTC…
The Dispatch
“How the FTC Is Undermining U.S. Interests in Europe”
Klon Kitchen from the American Enterprise Institute explains how the FTC’s coordination with EU antitrust regulators will hurt the U.S. tech sector’s importance to American…
Reason
Despite SCOTUS Ruling Limiting Its Authority, EPA Tries To Unilaterally Regulate Carbon Emissions Again
CEI’s Daren Bakst and Wayne Crews are cited in Reason about the EPA trying to regulate carbon emissions despite SCOTUS rule: “Biden’s new move…
“Congress Shouldn’t Reward a Rogue Agency”
Dr. Edward Longe from the James Madison Institute argues against increasing the FTC’s budget for 2024 fiscal year.
Real Clear Markets
“FTC Overreach: The Bully on the Playground of Prosperity”
Charles Sauer, president of the Market Institute, explains how the FTC’s anti-business stance has forced companies to focus on defense instead of innovation and growth.
Real Clear Markets
“Beware of Unpaid Consultants in Federal Agencies”
Paul Steidler, Senior Fellow at the Lexington Institute, points to growing concerns surrounding the use of unpaid consultants at the Federal Trade Commission.
Wall Street Journal
“The FTC Is Working With the EU to Hamstring U.S. Companies”
The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board discusses FTC coordination with EU antitrust regulators in light of Chair Lina Khan’s recent testimony before the House Energy…
The Hill
“Why Is the FTC Blocking Free Market Health Care Solutions?”
Former U.S. Representative from Colorado Bob Beauprez discusses the FTC’s crusade against mergers, particularly beneficial hospital mergers that could reduce costs for consumers.
Fox Business
AI tools such as ChatGPT are the hottest new trend for companies, but experts urge caution
Fox Business cites Director of the Center for Technology and Innovation Jessica Melugin on AI tools: According to Jessica Melugin, director…
City Journal
“Under Lina Khan’s Leadership, the Federal Trade Commission Is Openly Subverting All Three Branches of Government”
Corbin Barthold, internet policy counsel at TechFreedom, explains how the FTC’s independence as an agency may be increasing its politicization.
Reason
“Don’t Give the Federal Trade Commission a Big Budget Just to Punish Big Firms”
Isaac Schick from the American Consumer Institute warns against granting the FTC its increased budget request.
Fox News
Biden admin receives backlash from nearly two dozen groups for move cracking down on gas stoves
Fox News cites CEI’s comments to the DOE on gas stoves: Led by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), the groups …
Bloomberg Law
California Follows Europe’s Lead on USB-C Mandate for Devices
Bloomberg Law cites Research Fellow Alex Reinauer on the USB-C mandate. The environmental arguments for the bill are mostly symbolic because…
Fox News
Biden unveils toughest-ever car emissions rules in bid to force electric vehicle purchases
Fox News cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on electric vehicles: “The Biden administration is trying…
National Review
“The FTC Is Making a Mistake by Trying to Stop Microsoft from Acquiring Activision”
Tahmineh Dehbozorgi, Innovation Fellow with Young Voices, argues that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision will increase competition in gaming, not lessen it.
Fortune
Former FTC Chair Muris: “We can’t ignore the last 40 years of antitrust based on protecting consumers'”
Timothy J. Muris, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, discusses the historical relevance of the consumer welfare standard in light of the anticipated release…
Wall Street Journal
“The FTC’s Unholy Antitrust Grail”
The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board covers the FTC’s overruling of its administrative law judge in the Illumina/Grail case.
The Hill
“Why Christine Wilson’s Resignation from the FTC Matters”
Mark Jamison from the American Enterprise Institute explains how Christine Wilson’s resignation from the FTC highlights more fundamental problems at the agency.
Washington Examiner
Sen. Mike Braun cuts path to slow Biden’s ‘noxious’ agenda
It drew applause from deregulation advocates. “Sen. Braun’s efforts to strike Biden’s regulatory excesses are vital,” said Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.
New York Post
Biden’s latest target in his war on appliances: air conditioning units
“What these standards do is enforce a level of efficiency that doesn’t make sense,” the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Ben Lieberman told…
Real Clear Markets
“Gaming the FTC: Japan Colludes with Antitrust Regulators Against MSFT”
Curt Levey, President of The Committee for Justice, explains how Microsoft’s acquisition of video game developer Activision would increase competition in the gaming industry.
Bloomberg Law
“FTC Lawyers Leave at Fastest Rate in Years as Khan Sets New Tone”
Bloomberg Law reports on new data showing that FTC lawyers are leaving the agency at the highest rate since 2000 under Chair Lina Khan’s leadership.