The Open Competition Center advocates for a rule-of-law, consumer-based approach to antitrust regulation. We support open competition among companies, labor, and at the ballot box.
Antitrust
Top FTC Aide Confirms The Left’s Antitrust Crusade Goes Beyond Big Tech
By: Tom Hebert A top aide to Federal Trade Commissioner Lina Khan has confirmed the obvious – no industry is safe from the left’s antitrust crusade. In a May interview with The Marker, FTC attorney adviser Shaoul Sussman says that Congress has made its mind up when it comes to breaking up…
Antitrust
OCC, ATRF Submit Comments to CMA on Facebook/Giphy Merger
Americans for Tax Reform Foundation International Advocacy Manager Andreas Hellmann and Open Competition Center Executive Director Tom Hebert recently submitted comments to the United Kingdom’s Competition and Market Authority (CMA) calling on them to stop weaponizing their investigation into the Facebook-Giphy merger. This investigation is another unfortunate development in a…
Antitrust
Far-Left Rep. Jayapal Forecasts Harmful Senate Antitrust Agenda
By: Tom Hebert In an interview last week, far-left Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) forecasted possible Senate antitrust companion legislation to the Cicilline antitrust package that was drafted with little input from rank-and-file Republican members. The left’s antitrust agenda would vastly empower unelected Biden bureaucrats and screw up the goods and services…
Labor
Weil Doesn’t Deserve a Second Chance On American Labor
Originally Published in The Hill on 08/17/21 03:31 PM EDT By: Tom Hebert The Senate is soon expected to vote on the nomination of David Weil to serve as administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. Weil, who previously held the post under President Barack…
Antitrust
Khan Promises FTC Bipartisanship, But Her Record Proves Otherwise
By: Joseph Murgida Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee had its first opportunity to ask newly-anointed FTC Chair Lina Khan questions regarding her plan for running the FTC. Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) questioned, if Khan would “commit to [run the FTC] in a bipartisan fashion where you will…
Antitrust
FTC Letters Put American Companies In “Mother-May-I” Relationship With Unelected Bureaucrats
By: Tom Hebert The Federal Trade Commission has started sending letters warning certain companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions (M+A) to proceed “at their own risk” until the FTC weighs in, according to a blog post from Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova. This is yet another part of FTC Chair…
Labor
Sen. Mark Kelly’s Support for PRO Act’s “Overall Goals” Spells Doom for Arizona Workers
By: Tom Hebert Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) told a reporter that he is open to passing parts of the anti-worker “Protecting the Right to Organize” (PRO) Act through budget reconciliation and supports the “overall goals” of the bill. The PRO Act would impose a nationwide ban on Right to Work, forcing…
Antitrust
The FTC’s Integrity Crumbles Under Chair Khan’s “Leadership”
By: Joseph Murgida In the first month of Lina Khan’s surprise tenure as chair of the FTC, she has extended false olive branches of transparency while working overtime to smash bipartisan limits on the agency’s enforcement authority. If gone unrestrained, Khan’s aggressive pursuit of radical partisan goals will harm the…