Last week, over Commissioner Wright’s dissent, the FTC approved amendments to its HSR rules (final text here) that, as Josh summarizes in his dissent… Read the full piece here.
FTC Commissioner Wright issued today his Policy Statement on enforcement of Section 5 of the FTC Act against Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC)—the one he . . .
If we’ve learned anything from the pending IRS scandal, it’s that bureaucrats matter. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell apparently thinks so. According to a recent National Review . . .
Geoffrey A. Manne •
April 13, 2013
As Thom noted (here and here), Josh’s speech at the ABA Spring Meeting was fantastic. In laying out his agenda at the FTC, Josh highlighted two areas on which . . .
Geoffrey A. Manne •
February 4, 2013
Although it probably flew under almost everyone’s radar, last week Josh issued his first Concurring Statement as an FTC Commissioner. The statement came in response to a . . .
Geoffrey A. Manne •
January 4, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday closed its investigation of Google’s search business (see my comment here) without taking action. The FTC did, however, enter into a . . .
Geoffrey A. Manne •
January 2, 2013
All of us here at TOTM are thrilled to announce that the Senate yesterday confirmed Josh Wright to be the next Commissioner of the Federal . . .
As Democrats insist that income taxes on the 1% must go up in the name of fairness, one Democratic Senator wants to make sure that the 1% of heaviest Internet users pay the same price as the rest of us.
Adam Mossoff •
December 20, 2012
Today, people read almost daily reports about the “broken patent system” in newspaper articles, blogs and at social media websites. Is this true?