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As President Trump takes office for the second time, a pressing question will be how to handle the Biden administration’s legacy of targeting large businesses. In 2021, President Biden issued an executive order on competition, launching an all-of-government effort to reverse, or at least stay, a century-long trend: the rising share of national output produced [...]
Much digital ink has been spilled over The Washington Post’s decision to forgo endorsing a presidential candidate this year. The Post frames this as a return to its roots, with owner Jeff Bezos reportedly viewing it as a move to bolster public trust in journalism. However, reactions have been fierce. Some see this as a [...]
As the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz and Donald Trump-JD Vance campaigns pour resources into Maine to compete for electoral votes, both the Vice President and former President Trump could benefit from something more than campaign dollars: a lesson from Maine on how to fix the stalled Biden-Harris broadband rollout. The $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and [...]
One of the enduring ironies of antitrust law is that governments often step in to solve perceived problems that market forces are already addressing. A prime example: Standard Oil. Its grip on the oil market a century ago weakened not because of the 1911 antitrust breakup but due to newly discovered oil fields in the [...]
As American voters consider a potential Harris administration, it’s worth thinking about what it might mean for American business. In its ongoing antitrust case against Google, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering structural remedies including breaking up the tech giant, a troubling preview. While Europe and China might cheer the move, Americans should be [...]