One monopoly company should not have the power to decree which speech is permissible and which isn’t.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Q&A: Taking On the Biggest Problems and the Biggest Companies
An exit interview with Jonathan Kanter, Biden’s head of the Justice Department Antitrust Division
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 inMoney, Politics, and Power
Bluesky Proves Stagnant Monopolies Are Strangling the Internet
One tiny company has the bloated Facebook empire scrambling to respond.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Amazon’s Latest Seller Squeeze
A controversial policy would effectively charge sellers when Amazon’s logistics team loses or damages their goods. It could enable Amazon to undercut rivals with its own brands.
Posted inEconomic Policy
FTC Revives 1930s Law in Suing Alcohol Distributor
The Robinson-Patman Act, dormant for decades, is invoked in a case alleging that Southern Glazer’s favored big-box stores over independent rivals.
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 inHousing
The Housing Industry Never Recovered From the Great Recession
A decade of depression in construction led to a concentrated, sclerotic industry.
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?
Posted inEconomic Policy
The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?
In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern. The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective.