An exit interview with Jonathan Kanter, Biden’s head of the Justice Department Antitrust Division
Justice Department
Posted inEconomic Policy
When the Government Actually Governs
The Biden administration’s antitrust agencies are hitting the tape with new rules and enforcement actions.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The End and Beginning of the Lina Khan Era
The FTC chair lost her job on the same day she added another legal victory. The neo-Brandeisian efforts to convince judges to revive antitrust could have staying power.
Posted inPodcasts
Cryptocracy
Funny money moguls will have great influence in the next Trump administration.
Posted inTAP
Some Guardrails Hold
Today on TAP: More Trump screwball nominations are going down, and he belatedly agrees to let the FBI vet nominees—meaning that still more will fall.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Victim Pitted Against Victim in Funding Battle
A fund supporting terrorism victims has claimed Justice Department settlement money. If successful, an already-depleted fund that assists domestic violence and rape survivors could lose out.
Posted inPolitics
Joe Biden Finally Breaks a Norm to Keep His Son Out of Prison
Hunter Biden deserved a pardon. But America deserved a lot more than that.
Posted inPodcasts
Crisis of Legitimacy
The American system is being hollowed out by elite criminal impunity.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Comprehensive Plan to Weaken Google’s Power
The Justice Department proposed breakups, licensing arrangements, and other methods as a remedy for Google’s violation of the antitrust laws. Will Donald Trump’s team go along with it?