The FTC commissioner has accused supporters of aggressive antitrust enforcement of being Marxists. But she’s more of the radical on antitrust policy.
Hal Singer
Hal Singer (@HalSinger) is a managing director at the litigation consulting firm Econ One, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Antitrust Should Be Used to Fight Inflation
Controlling market power is an integral tool to deal with rising costs.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Antitrust Can Address Racial Inequities
‘Let’s not politicize antitrust’ is code for ‘Let’s not use antitrust in a way that upsets the current power imbalance or America’s caste system.’
Posted inDay One Agenda
Six Stupid Arguments Against Forgiving Student Loan Debt
Analyzing the reasons not to cancel student debt only strengthens the case to do so.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Right Way to Revoke Big Tech’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
It’s time to pare back liability waivers for dominant tech platforms.
Posted inCoronavirus
Landlords Could Be Small Businesses’ Silent Killer During the Pandemic
The plight of one small coffee shop in downtown Washington could reflect a larger decline in small businesses. Here’s how we could save them.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Gangster Antitrust and the Conservative Fight to Burn Fossil Fuels
An op-ed calling financial-industry resistance to financing oil and gas production an antitrust violation reflects a troubling trend of using antitrust for political ends.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
As the Revolving Door Swings
Big Tech could be forestalling platform regulation in a stealthy way.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why the Justice Department Waved Through the CVS-Aetna Merger
The insurance company/pharmacy merger could have been fixed to prevent market power, even if it wasn’t totally blocked.