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.
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…
Antitrust
Jonathan Kanter Would Abandon Consumer Welfare Standard As Antitrust Top Cop
By: Tom Hebert President Joe Biden has nominated antitrust attorney Jonathan Kanter to lead the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Kanter, who has slammed the long-held consumer welfare standard as “judicial activism,” is the wrong choice to lead the Antitrust Division. Photo Credit: New America A chorus of leading Democrats…
Labor
$3.5 Trillion Democrat Spending Blowout Contains Anti-Worker PRO Act
By: Tom Hebert The $3.5 trillion spending blowout announced by Senate Democrats will include the job-killing “Protecting the Right to Organize Act,” according to media reports. The PRO Act would benefit Big Labor at the expense of the American worker. The PRO Act’s inclusion in the spending blowout gives further insight…
Antitrust
Biden EO Kills Competition In The Name Of Saving It
By: Tom Hebert Last week, President Joe Biden issued an executive order containing 72 new government mandates designed to spur competition in the American economy. The Biden EO gives a blueprint for agencies to target leading American industries with crippling new regulations. Instead of encouraging competition, this EO will kill competition…
Antitrust
FTC vs. Facebook Dismissal Does Not Justify Weaponizing Antitrust Law
By: Tom Hebert On Monday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint against Facebook, alleging that the technology company abuses its monopoly power to squash its competitors. The FTC has until July 29 to file an amended complaint. Boasberg, appointed by former President Obama, dismissed…
Antitrust
ATR Submits Comments Urging FTC To Keep Bipartisan Limits On Antitrust Enforcement Authority
By: Tom Hebert Americans for Tax Reform, the Open Competition Center, and Digital Liberty today submitted comments to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan urging the Commission to leave a 2015 bipartisan agreement in place that limits the FTC’s antitrust enforcement authority. Section 5 of the FTC Act outlaws “unfair…
Antitrust
Democrat Majority Leader Throws Cold Water On Sloppy Antitrust Package
By: Tom Hebert House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has said that the rushed antitrust package is not ready for a full vote on the House floor, joining a growing bipartisan consensus that these bills are not ready for prime time. In remarks to the press, Hoyer said that Congress’s role…