Alden Abbott
Contributor at Forbes
Senior Research Fellow at Mercatus Center
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center and former General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission
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6 days ago |
truthonthemarket.com | Alden Abbott
Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater introduced what she called “America First Antitrust” in her first formal address as the U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ) chief antitrust enforcer. Her remarks, delivered April 28 at Notre Dame Law School, argued that this policy centers on protecting individual liberty from both government and corporate tyranny. While details will be filled in later, Slater’s speech explained that “America First Antitrust” is law enforcement, not regulation.
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1 week ago |
truthonthemarket.com | Alden Abbott
The Trump administration has signaled its interest in applying antitrust law to protect workers from harm. Business conduct that distorts competition in labor markets is, indeed, covered by the antitrust laws, and various labor-related antitrust-enforcement initiatives have been undertaken in recent years.
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2 weeks ago |
truthonthemarket.com | Alden Abbott
The U.S. fisheries sector is the beneficiary of an April 17 executive order from President Donald Trump. The order’s implementation could result in reduced regulatory burdens and a procompetitive, economically efficient expansions of U.S. fisheries output. It might also inspire U.S. consideration of additional efforts to improve global fisheries management. The Fisheries Executive OrderOverregulation is a serious problem afflicting U.S. fisheries.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Alden Abbott
Performance Assessment As luck would have it, my last 'Buy' update managed to catch a top on Meta (NASDAQ:META): This has led the stock to underperform …
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2 weeks ago |
forbes.com | Alden Abbott
Justice Department Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater introduced “America First Antitrust” in her first formal address as DOJ’s chief antitrust enforcer. Her remarks, delivered at Notre Dame Law School on April 28, explained that this policy centers on protecting individual liberty from both government and corporate tyranny. While details will be filled in later, Slater’s speech stated that America First antitrust is law enforcement, not regulation.
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The April 17 ad ware monopolization holding doesn't see the forest (no consumer harm, great innovation) for the trees (formalistic market defintions and tying dogmas).
Trump Executive Order could help dismantle biggest federal regulatory barriers, see https://t.co/hbv7mRwair
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