Alden Abbott •
July 22, 2021
The U.S. House this week passed H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (CPRA), which authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek monetary relief in . . .
Jason Pilkington •
July 21, 2021
For a potential entrepreneur, just how much time it will take to compete, and the barrier to entry that time represents, will vary greatly depending . . .
In a recent op-ed, Robert Bork Jr. laments the Biden administration’s drive to jettison the Consumer Welfare Standard that has formed nearly half a century of . . .
Nicolas Petit •
July 15, 2021
A lot of water has gone under the bridge since my book was published last year. To close this symposium, I thought I would discuss the . . .
Alden Abbott •
July 9, 2021
The Biden Administration’s July 9 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy is very much a mixed bag—some positive aspects, but many negative ones. Read . . .
Advocates of legislative action to “reform” antitrust law have already pointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s dismissal of the state attorneys general’s case and . . .
Alden Abbott •
June 29, 2021
There is little doubt that Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unfair methods of competition rulemaking proceedings are in the offing. Newly named FTC Chair Lina Khan . . .
President Joe Biden named his post-COVID-19 agenda “Build Back Better,” but his proposals to prioritize support for government-run broadband service “with less pressure to turn . . .
Alden Abbott •
June 25, 2021
The recent launch of the international Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (MPMTF) is just the latest example of burgeoning cooperative efforts by leading competition agencies to promote . . .