Senator Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Senator Klobuchar’s bill includes many useful proposals to bolster antitrust enforcement, but the antitrust laws have been so weakened by the courts and by...
What Would Lina Khan’s FTC Nomination Mean For the Future of Antitrust Enforcement?
If confirmed, Khan’s nomination potentially heralds a profound shift in the way that antitrust law is enforced and discussed in the US.
Editor's note: Lina...
Congress Is Leaning Towards a Big Tech Breakup
The dominant platforms have proven themselves to be ungovernable. Behavioral remedies, especially those that require continuous oversight, might be pushed aside. The only issue...
Why Are Google and Facebook Now Okay with Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code?
A week of commercial deals and government negotiations has resulted in a series of amendments to the legislation aimed at making Google and Facebook...
“Free is Not Free”: What the Apple-Facebook Spat and the GameStop-Robinhood Fiasco Have in Common
In an interview with ProMarket, antitrust scholar, lawyer, and businesswoman Dina Srinivasan explains why she believes that if users were given the choice to...
There Are Lots of Competition Problems on the Internet. Parler’s Takedown Is Not One of Them.
Parler’s antitrust case against Amazon is doomed, and there is no basis for Congress to impose any special duties on Amazon to deal with...
Little Law and No New Regulator: What’s Missing in the House Antitrust Report
The House Antitrust report spans 449 pages, 30 of which contain recommendations for antitrust reform. However, one of the most telling aspects of the...
Essential Platform Monopolies: Open Up, Then Undo
Digital platforms have become “economic toll
bridges.” By treating them as essential facilities, we could help strengthen
healthy competition online. It is high time to revive,...
“A Loaded Weapon”: Francis Fukuyama on the Political Power of Digital Platforms
In an interview with ProMarket, Francis Fukuyama discusses the political threat posed by digital platforms and why he believes a “middleware” solution would be...
What Should the Biden Administration’s Antitrust Agenda Look Like? A Roundtable
How will US antitrust policy look under President Joe Biden? We caught up with four antitrust experts—Jonathan Baker, Zephyr Teachout, William Kovacic, and Teddy...
