Alex Reinauer is a Research Fellow with the Center for Technology and Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, focusing on tech policy and antitrust. His writing has been published with The Hill and Real Clear Policy.
Alex holds a J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he served as a managing editor for the Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal. He received his B.A. in political science from McNeese State University.
In his spare time, Alex enjoys playing blues guitar and harmonica.
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News
UK Competition and Markets Authority Anti-Merger Ruling Undermines Consumer Interests
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is blocking Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard out of fear the deal…
Report: Right to Repair Laws Undermine Consumer Interests, Raise Security Concerns
Should consumers have the legal right to repair their own stuff? A new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute discusses repair rights consumers have already…
Congress Has Bad Ideas on Tech Regulation: CEI Report
Congress has some bad ideas on regulating Big Tech, and a new Competitive Enterprise Institute report breaks it all down. “Lawmakers say they are concerned…
Blog
Don’t drink the ‘right to repair’ Kool-Aid
- By: Alex Reinauer
“What’s in a name?” William Shakespeare posed the question in Romeo & Juliet to illustrate that a rose, even if called by a different name,…
Calling legislation the AMERICA Act doesn’t make it a good bill
- By: Alex Reinauer
The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act is back but under a new name: The Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act…
Secondhand Antitrust: FTC Continues to Bully Industries that Can Save Lives
- By: Alex Reinauer
Altria Group, the largest tobacco company in the U.S., divested its 35 percent stake in the e-cigarette maker Juul Labs early last month. The Federal…
Op-Eds/Articles
Duluth News Tribune
Pro/Con: Proposed ‘Right to Repair’ Electronics Law Would Break a System that Doesn’t Need Fixing
- By: Alex Reinauer
Some state lawmakers want to regulate the repairs of countless consumer gadgets and equipment, from smartphones and microwave ovens to farm tractors and medical devices.
Inside Sources
‘Right to Repair’ Bills Aim to Fix Repair Market but Would More Likely Break It
- By: Alex Reinauer
Some state lawmakers want to regulate the repairs of countless consumer gadgets and equipment, from smartphones and microwave ovens to farm tractors and medical devices.
National Review
FTC Runs into the Judicial Wall
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust crusade has run into an obstacle: the judiciary. Indeed, the agency wants to expand its authority and broaden enforcement standards so…
Studies
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right to Repair
- By: Alex Reinauer
Should you have the legal right to fix your own stuff? At first glance, the answer would seem like a simple “yes.” That simple answer…
Terrible Tech Bills from the 117th Congress
- By: Alex Reinauer
Congress is considering an onslaught of legislation targeting the largest tech platforms in the U.S., addressing topics such as mobile apps, advertising, merger review,…
Citations
Bloomberg Law
California Follows Europe’s Lead on USB-C Mandate for Devices
- By: Alex Reinauer
Bloomberg Law cites Research Fellow Alex Reinauer on the USB-C mandate. The environmental arguments for the bill are mostly symbolic because chargers constitute…