Truth on the Market
“RIP RPA?”
Dan Gilman with ICLE discusses the FTC’s decision to drop its Robinson Patman Act (RPA) suit against Pepsi.
Reason
“A Top Antitrust Enforcer Is Open To Prosecuting People Who Disagree With Him”
Jack Nicastro discusses a recent speech given by FTC Commissioner Mark Meador.
Reason
“Trump’s FTC Chair Is Continuing To Push Lina Khan’s Antitrust Ideology”
Jack Nicastro with Reason shows how the Ferguson FTC is continuing along similar paths as the Khan FTC.
Wall Street Journal
“Antitrust Cops Say BlackRock, Other Fund Giants May Have Hurt Coal Competition”
The Wall Street Journal reports on the FTC’s filing of a statement of interest in a state attorney general’s suit against investor groups.
Reason
“The FTC’s Probe Into ‘Potentially Illegal’ Content Moderation Is a Blatant Assault on the First Amendment”
Jacob Sullum with Reason explores how the FTC’s contemplated actions against tech platform “censorship” could violate the First Amendment.
Citation
GOP Ready Rollbacks of Biden’s ‘Efficiency’ Mandates For Home Appliances
MCRTV cited CEI’s expert on home appliances “Responding specifically to Trump’s executive action, Devin Watkins, attorney at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), observed: ‘Federal…