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• 06/05/2023

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…

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• 06/05/2023

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.

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• 05/30/2023

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…

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• 05/25/2023

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.

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• By: Iain Murray
• 05/23/2023

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.

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• By: Iain Murray
• 05/22/2023

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…

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• 05/19/2023

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…

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• 05/18/2023

Matthew Foldi argues that the FTC’s blocking of the Illumina/Grail merger undermines President Biden’s goal of fighting cancer.

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• 05/12/2023

Neil Chilson with the Center for Growth and Opportunity identifies the problems with the FTC’s proposed rule on imposter fraud.

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• 05/10/2023

The Market Institute’s Norm Singleton argues that the FTC’s actions against Twitter are a threat to the freedom of speech.

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• 05/10/2023

Daniel Gilman from the International Center for Law & Economics discuses the consent order saga between the FTC and Meta.

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• 05/08/2023

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.

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• 05/08/2023

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board discuses Chair Lina Khan’s decision to replace a 2020 consent decree with Meta.

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• 05/04/2023

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.

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• 05/04/2023

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.”…

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• 04/28/2023

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…

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• 04/28/2023

John Tamny from FreedomWorks explains how the blocking of Illumina’s acquisition of Grail by the FTC could cost lives.

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• 04/27/2023

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…

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• 04/26/2023

Geoffrey Manne and Gus Hurwitz from the International Center for Law & Economics discuss how the recent Supreme Court decision in Axon Enterprise v. FTC…

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• 04/26/2023

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…

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• 04/24/2023

Dr. Edward Longe from the James Madison Institute argues against increasing the FTC’s budget for 2024 fiscal year.

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• 04/24/2023

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.

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• 04/20/2023

Paul Steidler, Senior Fellow at the Lexington Institute, points to growing concerns surrounding the use of unpaid consultants at the Federal Trade Commission.

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• 04/20/2023

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…

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• 04/19/2023

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.

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• 04/18/2023

Corbin Barthold, internet policy counsel at TechFreedom, explains how the FTC’s independence as an agency may be increasing its politicization.

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• 04/18/2023

Isaac Schick from the American Consumer Institute warns against granting the FTC its increased budget request.

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• 04/11/2023

Tahmineh Dehbozorgi, Innovation Fellow with Young Voices, argues that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision will increase competition in gaming, not lessen it.

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• 04/04/2023

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…

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• 04/04/2023

The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board covers the FTC’s overruling of its administrative law judge in the Illumina/Grail case.

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• 04/03/2023

Mark Jamison from the American Enterprise Institute explains how Christine Wilson’s resignation from the FTC highlights more fundamental problems at the agency.

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• 03/22/2023

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.

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• 03/20/2023

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.

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• 03/14/2023

Alden Abbott, former general counsel for the FTC, discusses the value of franchise agreements in light of the FTC’s March 10th request for information.

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• 03/09/2023

The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board addresses the FTC’s requests to Twitter for communication with journalists and Sen. Hawley’s proposal to grant more power to…

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• 03/08/2023

Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, stresses the need for Congress to halt the extreme agenda of Lina Khan’s FTC.

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• 03/07/2023

Robert Bork Jr. argues that Chair Lina Khan’s departure from norms and precedent at the FTC is worthy of congressional oversight.

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• 03/06/2023

Robert Atkinson and Michael Ward from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation revisit the economic missteps in FTC Chair Lina Khan’s “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.”…

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• 02/24/2023

Emails reveal that the FTC coordinated with European regulators to stop Illumina’s acquisition of cancer blood testing startup, Grail, according to the Wall Street Journal’s…

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• 02/24/2023

Max Gulker, senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation, discusses Commissioner Christine Wilson’s exit from the FTC and Chair Lina Khan’s desire to depart from the…

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• 02/21/2023

Paul Steidler, senior fellow at the Lexington Institute, provides suggestions for congressional oversight of the FTC.

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• 02/16/2023

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce submitted a letter to members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the House Committee on Energy and…

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• 02/16/2023

Ike Brannon from the Jack Kemp Foundation discusses the problems underlying the latest introduction of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act.

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• 02/16/2023

Charles Sauer, President of the Market Institute, asserts the need for congressional oversite of the FTC.

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• 02/16/2023

Asheesh Agarwal, former Assistant Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the FTC, explains that the proposed ban on employee noncompete agreements runs contrary…

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• 02/16/2023

The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board discusses FTC Chair Lina Khan’s continued departure from antitrust norms in light of Commissioner Wilson’s plans to resign from…

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• 02/14/2023

TechFreedom’s Corbin Barthold discusses the constitutional problems with the FTC’s proposed ban on employee noncompete agreements.

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• 02/14/2023

Commissioner Christine Wilson announces her intention to resign from the Federal Trade Commission in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.

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• 02/09/2023

Ike Brannon from the Jack Kemp Foundation explains that the FTC’s focus on narrow, ideological issues like Pharmacy Benefit Managers and “right to repair” is…

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• 02/07/2023

The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board discussed the FTC’s recent loss in its challenge to block Meta’s acquisition of the VR app developer, Within Unlimited.

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• 02/07/2023

Director of Competition at the International Center for Law & Economics explains how mergers allow tech companies to enter adjacent markets and expand their offerings…

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• 02/06/2023

Mark Jamison of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the FTC’s decreasing reliance on the consumer welfare standard and its narrow market definitions in recent tech…

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• 02/01/2023

Dominic Pino, the Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at the National Review Institute, discusses the FTC’s renewed interest in the Robinson-Patman Act and the need to…

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• 01/31/2023

Former FTC Commissioner Timothy J. Muris explains the folly in the FTC’s desire to abandon established economic standards and revert back to antitrust populism.

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• 01/30/2023

Norm Singleton from the Market Institute discusses the FTC’s falling ratings in the Federal Employee Standing Survey in an opinion piece for Real Clear Markets.

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• 01/19/2023

Alden Abbott, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center and former FTC General Counsel, discusses the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in a recent blog…

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• 01/17/2023

Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. unleashes a scathing critique of the FTC’s Microsoft-Activision lawsuit in recent op-ed, “‘Hipster’ Antitrust Goes Beltway at the FTC.”…

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• 12/19/2022

Senior Policy Analyst for Reason Foundation, Max Gulker, discusses the FTC’s bid to block Meta’s acquisition of virtual reality fitness app, Supernatural.

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