Mark Zuckerberg fairly obviously bought Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize a perceived competitor. He isn’t doing that with TikTok, and the FTC’s monopolization trial is why.
Federal Trade Commission
Posted inEconomic Policy
How the Trump Tariffs Assist Monopoly
Imposing market power on suppliers or seeking special exemptions from the president are not avenues available to small businesses.
Posted inLaw and Justice
FTC Commissioners File Suit to Contest Trump’s Alleged Firing
Citing a century of precedent, Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter kick off a process destined for the Supreme Court.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Badgering Voters and Trump Power Grabs
On our live show, David and Emma Janssen discuss the crucial Wisconsin state Supreme Court election, and the illegal firing of FTC commissioners.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Case Without a Judge
The logical, absurd end point of Donald Trump’s government smash-and-grab
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Tries to Fire Lina Khan’s Lieutenants at the FTC
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya have been illegally terminated. It’s a bid to centralize executive power.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Unusual Biden-Trump Continuity in One Area
On antitrust, Trump’s enforcers are challenging mergers and seeking breakups. What’s going on here?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Own the Bird Flu Epidemic
Bird flu is rampaging among chickens and cattle, while Trump and Musk gut the agencies responsible for stopping it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The New Antitrust Consensus
The Trump administration is maintaining the merger guidelines that Lina Khan co-authored, and big business is angry.
Posted inHousing
Child Death Sparks Reconsideration of Private Equity–Owned Affordable Housing
A two-year-old died in Section 8 housing in Pittsburgh, in one of over 130 federally subsidized properties owned by private equity firm Vitus.