ITIF
“Why the Robinson-Patman Act Revival May Backfire”
Trelysa Long with the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) explains why a revival of the Robinson-Patman Act would help neither small businesses nor consumers.
Fox Business
Nobody is going to use Google’s woke chatbot unless they ‘fix’ its bias: Jessica Melugin
CEI’s Jessica Melugin is featured in a Fox News interview about Google’s woke chatbot: Watch the latest video at foxbusiness.com Watch the interview on…
DC Journal
Economists, Free Market Groups Urge Congress to Reject RECOUP Act
CEI’s John Berlau is cited in DC Journal on outside groups to reject the RECOUP Act: That’s the concern of John Berlau with the Competitive…
Politico
FTC, states challenge Kroger’s $25 billion grocery merger with Albertsons
CEI’s Jessica Melugin is cited in Politico on the FTC and states challenging Kroger’s merger with Albertsons: Not everyone is supportive of the FTC’s case.
Fortune
“The Federal Trade Commission and Chair Lina Khan Are Plagued by Classic Mismanagement”
Fortune magazine reports on the U.S. House Judiciary’s new report on mismanagement at the FTC.
House Judiciary Committee Releases Report on Mismanagement at FTC
House Judiciary Committee released a new report titled “Abuse of Power, Waste of Resources, and Fear: What Internal Documents and Testimony from Career Employees Show…
Wall Street Journal
“Lina Khan’s Trumpian Precedent”
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board discusses the staffing and management problems at the FTC under Chair Lina Khan.
Just the News
EPA finalizes air pollution standards that critics say will cost jobs and hurt the economy
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited in Just the News on EPA air pollution standards: “It’s going to hurt economies. It’s going to hurt manufacturing.
Boston Globe
“Blame Elizabeth Warren and the FTC for iRobot Layoffs”
Beth Lindstrom argues in the Boston Globe that the ideologically driven pursuits at the FTC are harming workers, not helping.
Washington Examiner
Capital One merger could make Discover a rival to the largest credit cards in payments
CEI’s John Berlau is cited in the Washington Examiner on the credit-card merger: “Discover is currently in fourth place in card network size, far behind…
Bloomberg Law
“FTC, States to Sue Over Kroger-Albertsons Deal Next Week”
Bloomberg Law reports on the FTC’s planned antitrust suit.
Real Clear Markets
“Congress to the FTC: Stop Attacking the U.S.’s Entrepreneurial Spirit”
Paul Steidler with the Lexington Institute underscores the importance of Congressional oversight of the Federal Trade Commission.
Fox Business
How Capital One’s acquisition of Discover could impact consumers
CEI’s John Berlau is cited in Fox Business on the acquisition: John Berlau, director of finance policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), said in…
Marketplace Public Radio
The Economic Issues Expected to Come Up at CPAC 2024
CEI’s Iain Murray was cited in Marketplace Public Radio concerning tariffs: “One of the things that I think we’ll see is actually an end to…
Daily Caller
Biden Is Pushing Unions To Strike — But Not Just In The Way You Think
CEI’s Sean Higgins is cited in Daily Caller on union related strikes: “Inflation is likely spurring some of the strike activity,” Sean Higgins, a…
Forbes
“FTC’s Misguided Antitrust Regulation Threatens Pharma Innovation”
Venture capitalist Standish Fleming argues that the FTC’s actions in the pharmaceuticals industry will deny patients of new treatments.
Commentary Magazine
“The Power Broker Her: The Rise and (Maybe) Fall of Lina Khan”
Adam J. White from the American Enterprise Institute provides a comprehensive analysis of Lina Khan’s tenure as FTC Chair.
Washington Examiner
“House Republicans Seek Interviews with FTC Staff over Alleged Legal Breaches by Lina Khan”
The Washington Examiner reports on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability’s latest inquiry into whether FTC Chair Lina Khan ignored federal ethics laws.
Wall Street Journal
“The Story Behind Biden’s Trade Failure”
The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board explains how the the FTC under Chair Lina Khan is hijacking US trade policy.
Boston Herald
“Leftists Out to Slay ‘Monster’ Amazon”
Former US Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown talks about the lost jobs resulting from the FTC’s scuttling of the merger between Amazon and iRobot.
The Seattle Times
“FTC, Amazon Spar Over Antitrust Lawsuit that Could ‘Alter’ the Company”
The Seattle Times provides the latest on the FTC’s suit against Amazon.
Libertarian Institute
“New Merger Guidelines Could Make 2024 a Difficult Year for Business and Biden”
Norman Singleton from the Market Institute discusses the problems with the new merger guidelines and argues that court should ignore the new guidance.
American Radio Journal
Ryan Young on Persistent Inflation
The Federalist Society
Explainer 62 – FDA’s Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests
CEI’s Joel Zinberg joined a podcast hosted by The Federalist Society for the Regulatory Transparency Project on the FDA’s regulation of laboratory developed tests:…
Washington Examiner
White House pushes ‘shrinkflation’ messaging to assign blame to corporations
CEI’s Ryan Young is cited on the Washington Examiner: “Shrinkflation is real, but it’s not a partisan issue. Shrinkflation is part of the great COVID…
Sound Cloud
Young Could A Trade Agreement Between Switzerland And The US Make Other Trade Agreements Easier
CEI’s Ryan Young is cited as a special guest on the Lars Larson Show discussing international trade: Listen to the recording on Sound…
The Center Square
Oregon to make state employee retirement fund net-zero on carbon emissions
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited on The Center Square on employee retirement fund in Oregon State: Daren Baskt, Director of the Center for Energy…
Forbes
Convincing Voters That Less Choice Means Stronger Democracy Isn’t Easy
CEI’s Iain Murray is cited on Forbes on the Department of Labor’s new rule: In a January 26 column on the Department of Labor’s…
Daily Caller
‘A Bad Day For Sound Science’: Republicans, Energy Experts Torch Biden’s Newest Air Quality Regulation
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited on Daily Caller about new energy regulations: “Today is a bad day for sound science, scientific integrity, and more…
E&E News
These industries pitched Chevron’s demise to a pro-business Supreme Court
CEI’s Devin Watkins is cited in E&E News on the Chevron’s doctrine’s modern-day role in business: While larger companies have resources to influence the way…
The Center Square
Will the cap-and-trade repeal initiative succeed? The markets might think so
CEI’s Stone Washington was cited in The Center Square on the repeal of cap-and-trade: Stone Washington, research fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for…
Washington Times
Two-thirds of hotels report staff shortages despite record wages
CEI’s Sean Higgins was cited in the Washington Times on hotel staffing shortages: However, Sean Higgins, an analyst at the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
NewsTalk STL
Ryan Young on December inflation numbers heading into 2024
CEI’s Ryan Young was welcomed as a guest on NewsTalk STL regarding economy, jobs, interest rates & unemployment:…
Daily Caller
Biden Has Cracked Down On Big Business Mergers And Monopolies. Are Americans Better Off Because Of It?
CEI’s Jessica Melugin is cited in Daily Caller on mergers and monopolies: “The Biden administration’s government-wide attack on American businesses has stifled efficiency and…
American Thinker
The SEC Oversteps its Powers on Climate Change
CEI’s Stone Washington was cited in American Thinker on government overreach: The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) just produced a comprehensive study addressing all these…
Reason
Bipartisan Tax Credit Bonanza
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited on Reason on bipartisan tax credit bonanza: The Energy Department’s final rule “is less stringent than the initial proposal that…
Fox 5 Washington D.C.
Contentious Senate hearing on social media draws criticism
CEI’s Jessica Melugin is cited in an interview with Fox 5 News Washington D.C. regarding Senate social media criticism: View the interview on…
E&E News
DOE scales back stove rule. Republicans still hate it.
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited on E&E News about government scale down in effort to limit consumer appliances: “While the Department of Energy’s…
Real Clear Markets
“Apple’s Vision Pro Is Set to Embarrass the FTC’s Storytellers”
Jonathan Decker of the Parkview Institute argues that the Apple’s new product is evidence that antitrust regulators can’t predict the future.
Truth on the Market
“How the FTC’s Amazon Case Gerrymanders Relevant Markets and Obscures Competitive Processes”
Geoffrey Manne, president of the International Center for Law & Economics, discusses several of the shortfalls of the FTC’s relevant market definition in the Amazon…
Bloomberg Law
“FTC to Pause Merger Review Filings if Government Shuts Down”
Bloomberg Law reports on the FTC’s revised contingency plan on how the Commission will operate during a government shutdown.
Fox News
Biden admin backs off gas stove crackdown after widespread pushback
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited on Fox News addressing the gas stove crackdown: “A reasonable regulation is better than an unreasonable regulation,” Ben Lieberman,…
North State Journal
NC attorney general wants cash apps regulated by CFPB
CEI’s John Berlau is cited on the North State Journal on CFPB regulations in North Carolina: John Berlau, senior fellow and Director of Finance…
Washington Examiner
A dishwasher decision that is great news for consumers
Competitive Enterprise Institute was cited in the Washington Examiner with a reemergence of a 2018 petition: By 2018, however, a consumer outcry along with…
Daily Caller
Here’s Why The Biden Admin’s Multi-Billion Dollar EV Charging Program Has Short-Circuited
CEI’s Marlo Lewis was cited on the Daily Caller regarding the Biden administration’s multi-billion dollar EV charging program: Marlo Lewis, senior fellow at the…
The National Law Review
Three Legal Takeaways from Fifth Circuit Decision Scrubbing Away DOE Rules on Appliance Efficiency
CEI’s 2018 petition was cited on The National Law Review about a Fifth Circuit Decision on appliance efficiency: In 2018, the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
Daily Caller
Dem Demands On Automakers Could Backfire On Their Own Climate Agenda And Americans’ Wallets, Experts Say
CEI’s Sean Higgins is cited in the Daily Caller about Democrat’s demands on automakers: “The leadership of the UAW is publicly backing the EV push…
Associated Press
JetBlue’s $3.8 billion buyout of Spirit Airlines is blocked by judge citing threat to competition
CEI’s Jessica Melugin is cited on the Associated Press about the buyout of Spirit Airlines/Jet Blue buyout: “Blocking a merger of smaller competitors trying…
Politico
Anti-JBS group registers to lobby
Daily Caller
Dozens Of Energy Policy Experts Write To Congress Opposing ‘Carbon Tax’ Gateway Bill
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited in the Daily Caller regarding a coalition letter urging lawmakers to reject the PROVE It Act. Dozens of energy experts…
The Hill
“GOP Senate Dysfunction Aids Progressives Controlling the Federal Trade Commission”
Paul Steidler from the Lexington Institute discusses the ongoing absence of Republican Commissioners at the FTC.
Real Clear Markets
“Democratic Party Civil War: Abundance Economics vs. Lina Khanonomics”
Charles Sauer, president of the Market Institute, explains how the FTC Chair Lina Khan’s antitrust agenda has displaced consumers.
Americans for Tax Reform
Conservatives Oppose “PROVE IT Act” — a Bill Which Paves the Way for a Carbon Tax on the American People
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited on Americans for Tax Reform regarding a recent coalition letter: Today over 40 conservative groups released a coalition letter in opposition…
Daily Caller
Biden Admin’s Latest Labor Rule Poised To Upend Key Sector Of The Economy
CEI’s Sean Higgins was cited in the Daily Caller on a recent labor rule: “The consequence is that it gives regulators new powers to…
Beritbart
Unholy Alliance Between the Left and Big Pharma Threatens More Big Government Intervention in Health Care
CEI’s Joel Zinberg is cited in Breitbart on the big government intervention in healthcare: Economic experts recognize that the very foundation of a free…
Washington Examiner
GOP tees up effort to roll back Biden’s ‘overly broad’ joint employer rule
CEI’s Sean Higgins is cited in the Washington Examiner on recent GOP efforts to roll back an ‘overly broad’ joint employer rule: Sean Higgins, a…
Citation
GOP tees up effort to roll back Biden’s ‘overly broad’ joint employer rule
CEI’s Sean Higgins is cited on the Washington Examiner about a GOP effort to rollback employer rules: Sean Higgins, a labor policy expert at the…
The Center Square
Court blocks Biden effort to tighten regulations on washing machines, dishwashers
CEI’s Devin Watkins is cited in The Center Square on dishwasher regulation: “This decision allows manufacturers to build better dishwashers, not be encumbered by counterproductive…
Fox News
Biden admin’s crackdown on dishwashers dealt blow by appeals court
“In this opinion, the court has forced DOE to follow the law and even noted that one of the positions DOE took in this suit…
Breitbart
Federal Court Smacks Down ‘Arbitrary’ Biden Rule Regulating Dishwashers, Laundry Machines
CEI’s work from 2018 was cited in Breitbart on energy regulations: In 2018, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) asked the DOE to consider energy regulations…
E&E News
DOE in 2024: Hydrogen, LNG and climate
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited in E&E News on the appliance standards process: “[The gas industry’s] concern broadly — and it’s my concern too —…
Daily Caller
Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Dreams Are A Nightmare For Average Americans, Experts Say
CEI’s Ryan Young is cited in the Daily Caller on student loan cancellation: “Parents are already willing to save and sacrifice in order to afford…
Fox News
DC greenlights aggressive electric vehicle mandate despite critics sounding alarm on high consumer costs
CEI’s Myron Ebell is cited on Fox News about aggressive EV vehicle mandates: “The only way the electrification of the transportation sector and of home…
Washington Examiner
Swamp dishes most regulations in nearly three decades
CEI’s Wayne Crews is cited in the Washington Examiner about an uptick in regulations out of Washington D.C.: “The upshot here is that 46…
Town Hall
Biden Admin Targets Fridges, Freezers In Latest Slew of Appliance Crackdown
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited on Townhall about the latest appliance crackdown: Ben Lieberman, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told Fox…
Citation
Big Business Took A Beating From Conservatives Over Woke Marketing In 2023, But Did It Change Anything?
CEI’s Richard Morrison is cited in Daily Caller on ‘woke marketing:’ “Regardless of what InBev’s senior management or board members believe in their hearts about…
Washington Times
Cutting-edge drugs could vanish under Biden’s unprecedented move to seize patents
CEI’s Dr. Joel Zinberg is cited in the Washington Times on the Biden Administration’s move to seize patents: Dr. Joel Zinberg, a senior fellow…
Daily Caller
‘Tremendously Damaging’: Here’s The Most Aggressive Restrictions Biden’s EPA Pushed On Americans In 2023
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited in Daily Caller article addressing in on aggressive EPA restrictions: “The EPA took a disturbing trend to a new level…
Washington Examiner
Swamp’s hidden regulations cost $50,000 per employee, lost investment
CEI’s Clyde Wayne Crews is cited on Washington Examiner about hidden regulation cost: “The choices made 100 years ago in creating and erecting the administrative…
Real Clear Markets
“FTC Chair Lina Khan Must Either Pivot, or Face Irrelevance”
Paul Steidler with the Lexington Institute details how 2023 was one of the worst years in the FTC’s 109-year history.
DC Journal
“Lina Khan and Xi Jinping – Antitrust Allies”
Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, draws parallels between Lina Khan’s approach to antitrust and the Chinese Communist Party.
Washington Examiner
“The Key Feature of Bidenomics: Regulatory Overreach”
Scott Brown, former US Senator and ambassador, explains how Lina Khan’s approach at the FTC is a key feature of Bidenomics.
CNBC
“Jim Cramer Sees FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Policies Hurting Investor Portfolios”
Host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” Jim Cramer recently commented on FTC Chair Lina Khan’s hostile stance towards mergers.
Fox News
Biden admin launched an aggressive campaign targeting home appliances with eco regulations in 2023
CEI’s Ben Lieberman was cited in Fox News on the targeting of home appliances: “Ostensibly, these DOE efficiency standards are supposed to benefit consumers. That’s…
E&E
Want to talk rules? The White House just made it easier.
Wayne Crews is cited on E&E about government rule making: Wayne Crews, a fellow in regulatory studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free-market think…
Mercatus Center
“Reforming the Federal Trade Commission”
Alden Abbott from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University proposes 12 areas of reform at the FTC for the next administration.
Fox News
Biden admin aims to push towns, cities to adopt green energy building codes: ‘Very suspicious’
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited on Fox News regarding green energy building codes: “It’s a lot of money, and it’s clearly designed to push the…
IREF Europe
“THE TEN THOUSAND COMMANDMENTS” AND THE COST OF NORMATIVE INFLATION
Forbes
Why China’s Growing Challenge To Big Tech Is A Problem For The Pentagon
CEI’s Joseph W. Sullivan’s study on global anti trust is cited in Forbes: As a report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute noted just…
Daily Caller
‘Big Trouble’: Here’s How Newsom’s California Is Killing The American Auto Industry
CEI’s Marlo Lewis is cited in the Daily Caller on the state of the American auto industry: “Considering the losses and layoffs we’ve already…
Yale Journal on Regulation
CEI Report on Agency Adjudication Reform
CEI’s Ryan Young and Stone Washington were cited in Yale Journal on Regulation in relation to a new CEI Report on Agency Adjudication Reform: Today,…
Deseret
This Supreme Court case could pave the way for a ‘wealth tax’
“If you haven’t received any income, how can you be required to pay income taxes?” Charles Moore asks in a video posted by…
New York Magazine
“Lina Khan’s Rough Year”
Ankush Khardori details the rough year Lina Khan has had as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission.
Fortune
“Competition Cop Lina Khan’s Antitrust Overreach Is Hurting U.S. Competitiveness—and Destroying Billion of Dollars in Value”
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tain of Yale University explain how Lina Khan’s antitrust agenda is being carried out poorly.
The Guardian
Revealed: more than 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access
CEI’s Myron Ebell is cited in The Guardian on COP28 Access. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a US libertarian thinktank which earlier this year called the…
Fox News
Biden’s billion-dollar plan to build 500,000 EV chargers has yet to yield a single charger
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited on Fox News regarding the EV plan: “Too many members of Congress think ‘Field of Dreams’ is a blueprint…
Daily Caller
House Passes Bill Hitting Back Against Biden’s EV Agenda
CEI’s Daren Bakst is cited on the Daily Caller on The House passing a bill pushing back against Biden’s EV agenda: “I applaud the…
The Power Hour
The Power Hour | Free Markets, Free People, and a Clean Environment
CEI’s Myron Ebell joins The Power Hour radio show on December 6th, 2023. Listen to the show here.
The Center Square
New Mexico governor seeks to create ‘strategic’ brackish water reservoir
CEI’s Iain Murray is cited in The Center Square regarding strategic water resevoirs: “It is good to see Governor Lujan has realized the value of…
Truth on the Market
“Where Are the New FTC Rules?”
Alden Abbott from the Mercatus Center discusses the FTC’s recent “rulemaking blizzard.”…
Real Clear Markets
“Lina Khan Is Between a BlackRock and a Hard Place”
Robert Bork Jr. argues against antitrust challenges to acquisitions by ExxonMobil and Chevron.
Wall Street Journal
“Meta Sues FTC Over Its In-House Courts”
The Wall Street Journal reports on Meta’s constitutional challenge to the structure of the Federal Trade Commission.
Real Clear Markets
“Despite Divestments, the FTC Still Can’t Handle Kroger/Albertsons”
Isaac Schick from the American Consumer Institute discusses antitrust, divestments, and unions regarding the merger between Kroger and Albertsons.
Politico
Courts, tax bills and impeachment — oh, my
CEI’s coming Supreme Court Case is cited in Politico’s newsletter: SO, A LOT GOING ON: It’s now officially December, which so frequently is crunch time here…
Daily Caller
Here’s Where Americans Are Feeling The Greatest Pain Under Biden’s Economy
CEI’s Ryan Young cited in the Daily Caller on economic conditions: “When some goods are hurt worse than others, the causes are not inflation,”…
American Radio Journal
Wayne Crews with Ten Thousand Commandments
CEI’s Clyde Wayne Crews joins the American Radio Journal to discuss Ten Thousand Commandments: An Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State. Listen to…
Sound Cloud
Wayne Crews Are Federal Regulations Costing Taxpayers And Companies Almost $2 Trillion Per Year
The Lars Larson Show is joined by CEI’s Clyde Wayne Crews on November 30th, 2023.
Antitrust Education Project
“No Matter How You Slice It, Consumers Should Be What Matters in Subway Antitrust Investigation”
Robert Bork Jr. discusses the FTC’s investigation into Roark Capital’s acquisition of Subway sandwiches.
Reason
“FTC Fights Grocery Store Merger That May Bring Down Prices”
Nate Scherer from the American Consumer Institute argues that the FTC should not ignore the many upsides of a Kroger-Albertsons merger.
The Daily Signal
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s How Much Regulations Cost Average American Family—and How Biden Is Making It Worse
“American households pay at least $14,000 in hidden regulatory costs every year,” Wayne Crews, the Fred L. Smith fellow in regulatory studies at the institute,…