Citations

• 08/09/2023

Professor Richard Pierce from George Washington University Law School explains that the FTC lacks the statutory authority to issue a ban on employee non-compete…

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• 08/09/2023

Yaël Ossowski from the Consumer Choice Center warns against Chair Lina Khan’s desire to break up Amazon.

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• 08/09/2023

Trey Price from the American Consumer Institute highlights the FTC’s growing interest in regulating sugar and grocery store mergers.

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• 08/07/2023

Lazar Radic and Geoffrey Manne from the International Center for Law & Economics argue that the FTC’s anticipated lawsuit against Amazon is unlikely to…

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• 08/07/2023

Rachel Chiu from the Committee for Justice discusses how the draft merger guidelines depart from accepted antitrust principles.

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• 08/02/2023

Mark Jamison from the American Enterprise Institute provides insight on numerous problems at Khan’s FTC.

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• 08/02/2023

Paul Steidler from the Lexington Institute argues that the new merger guidelines are overly broad and arbitrary.

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• 08/01/2023

David McGarry from Taxpayers Protection Alliance talks about Chair Lina Khan’s departure from institutional and ethical norms.

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• 08/01/2023

Attorneys from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Jay Rybnicek, Laura Onken, and Tim Swartz, discuss the new merger guidelines.

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• 07/28/2023

Ryan Young on the Bob Harden Show, July 28th 2023.

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• 07/27/2023

Brian Albrecht, Dirk Auer, Eric Fruits, and Geoffrey A. Manne from the International Center for Law & Economics discuss the FTC’s interest in challenging…

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• 07/27/2023

Charles Sauer, president of the Market Institute, calls on Congress to prohibit the FTC from corroborating with the European Union in enforcing the European…

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• 07/27/2023

James Czerniawski from Americans for Prosperity cautions against the FTC’s eagerness to regulate AI companies.

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• 07/25/2023

Gus Hurwitz and Geoffrey Manne from the International Center for Law and Economics explain that the new merger guidelines provide little clarity and much…

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• 07/20/2023

Brian Albrecht, chief economist of the International Center for Law & Economics, argues that the new draft Merger Guidelines would contribute to confusion for…

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• 07/20/2023

Elizabeth Nolan Brown from Reason discusses the new merger guidelines.

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• 07/20/2023

Alden Abbott, former general counsel at the FTC, describes the new draft Merger Guidelines as an “anti-merger manifesto.”…

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• 07/17/2023

The R Street Institute’s Adam Thierer argues that an over-zealous approach to regulating AI by the FTC would ultimately harm innovation and competition in…

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• 07/17/2023

Jennifer Huddleston from the Cato Institute questions whether the FTC’s suit against Amazon could end the company’s annual Prime Day.

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• 07/17/2023

The Cato Institute’s Jennifer Huddleston addresses the FTC’s recent lose in federal court, failing to block Microsoft’s acquisition of game developer Activision.

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• 07/13/2023

Asheesh Agarwal discusses this week’s congressional oversight of the Federal Trade Commission.

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• 07/10/2023

Robert Bork Jr. discusses Chair Khan’s plan to break up Amazon.

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• 07/10/2023

Carl Szabo from NetChoice describes several abuses by FTC Chair Lina Khan in anticipation of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday.

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• 07/10/2023

Attorneys for Perkins Coie, Christopher Williams and Henry Hauser, address the proposed overhaul of premerger notification filings by the FTC and the Department of…

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• 07/10/2023

The Cato Institute’s Jennifer Huddleston discusses the FTC’s latest cases against “big tech” companies.

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• 07/05/2023

Rachel Chiu from the Committee for Justice argues that the FTC’s action against Illumina’s acquisition of Grail is driven by ideology.

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• 07/05/2023

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…

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• 07/05/2023

Alden Abbott, former FTC general counsel, discusses several problems with the FTC’s latest focus on Amazon.

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• 06/28/2023

Stephen Kent from Consumer Choice Center underscores Lina Khan’s ideological pursuits as Chair of the FTC.

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• 06/28/2023

Bloomberg‘s Leah Nylen explains how the FTC’s changes to merger-filing rules will add delays to merger approval.

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• 06/28/2023

Eric Boehm from Reason discusses the FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon.

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• 06/26/2023

Paul Tassi from Forbes discusses last week’s hearing in which the FTC is seeking a preliminary injunction.

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• 06/23/2023

Elizabeth Nolan Brown from Reason magazine details the shortcomings of the FTC’s latest action against Amazon.

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• 06/20/2023

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board contends that FTC Chair Lina Khan may have misled Congress regarding ethics compliance.

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• 06/20/2023

Experts from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) discuss problems with the FTC’s sweeping rule to ban noncompete agreements in employee contracts.

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• 06/16/2023

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…

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• 06/16/2023

Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, discusses the importance of work done by congressional Republicans on holding the Federal Trade Commission accountable.

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• 06/08/2023

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…

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• 06/08/2023

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…

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• 06/07/2023

Caleb Kruckenberg, attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, explains how the FTC extracts large settlements from small businesses without a trial and without congressional…

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• 06/06/2023

The Washington Times’s editorial board argues that FTC Chair Lina Khan should resign.

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• 06/05/2023

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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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