Weiser on Carrier’s Innovation in the 21st Century
It is trite to say that “we are all Schumpeterians now.” When it comes to appreciating the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship, however, we are. . . .
Weiser on Carrier’s Innovation in the 21st Century
Welcome to the 1st TOTM Blog Symposium on Michael Carrier’s Innovation in the 21st Century: Harnessing the Power of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law
Welcome to the first TOTM Blog Symposium. This is a format we hope to make more use of on TOTM in the future and we’ve . . .
AIG Isn’t Too Big Too Fail
So says Lucian Bebchuk in the WSJ… Read the full piece here.
Free Trade Petition
Atlas Economic Research Foundation is circulating a petition in favor of free trade (HT Sasha Volokh). The plan is to unveil the petition before the . . .
TOTM/ Patently-O Blog Symposium: Michael Carrier’s Innovation for the 21st Century
On March 30th and 31st, TOTM will hold its first blog symposium. The topic will be Michael Carrier’s (Rutgers) forthcoming book: Innovation for the 21st . . .
On the Whole Foods Settlement
Thom kicked off discussion of the FTC and Whole Foods’ settlement on a critical note… Read the full piece here.
Because Barney Frank Knows Better Ways to Woo High-End Bank Clients
A couple of weeks ago, Rep. Barney Frank sent a snippy letter to Northern Trust, a Chicago-based bank that caters to very wealthy clients. . . .
Varney Confirmation Hearings
Webcast and testimony are available. Here is the paragraph from the testimony setting forth objectives for the new DOJ enforcement regime with some brief commentary . . .
Whole Foods Throws in the Towel — Congrats to the FTC!
The witch hunt is over. Last evening, the FTC announced that it would drop its antitrust action against high-end grocer Whole Foods in exchange for . . .