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Termination Tuesday: A Quasi-Comprehensive, Quasi-Definitive Discussion of the FTC and Humphrey’s Executor

3 weeks ago | truthonthemarket.com | Daniel Gilman |Brian Albrecht |Eric Fruits |Joe Sims

Author’s Note: Sometimes “quasi” means “sort of” or, as Merriam-Webster’s would have it, “having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes.” And sometimes, “some resemblance” means “not very much.”On March 18, President Donald Trump fired—or purported to fire—the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter. Bedoya promptly tweeted that he’d been “illegally” fired.
Festival worker to become Antarctic postmaster

Nov 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | Joe Sims |Harriet Robinson

Generate Key TakeawaysA man whose usual job involves setting up big tops at music festivals is preparing to run the world's most southerly post office in Antarctica. George Clarke, 34, from Bristol, who has never worked in a post office, said: "I'm used to working away, working abroad in crews, but nothing like this."The interview process involved "lots of weird and wonderful tasks", he said, including having to put up a tent while blindfolded and wearing oven mitts.
Bristol nursery nurse congratulated for 45 years of service

Mar 24, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Chloe Harcombe |Joe Sims

A hospital nursery nurse who has made a "huge difference to many families" has celebrated 45 years of service. Sue Sheriton, from south Bristol, works at St Michael's Hospital in the city. Her colleagues on ward 76 described her as "absolutely amazing and invaluable" and marked the milestone by buying her flowers, a card and a cake. "It's been a privilege looking after mums and dads in Bristol. I've learned lots of different things," said Ms Sheriton.
Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Jan 4, 2024 | thebristolmag.co.uk | Joe Sims

The Great Post Office Scandal has been described as one of the most widespread miscarriages of justice in legal history. We hear from Gwyneth Hughes, screenwriter of the forthcoming ITV drama and journalist Nick Wallis who has been reporting on the scandal for 13 years…Coming to our screens this month is the four-part ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which tells the story of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
Gotta Go Fast: Sonic the Hedgehog Meets the FCC

Nov 3, 2023 | truthonthemarket.com | Eric Fruits |Joe Sims

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel this week announced a notice of inquiry (NOI) seeking input on a proposal to raise the minimum connection-speed benchmarks that the commission uses to define “broadband.” The current benchmark speed is 25/3 Mbps. The chair’s proposal would raise the benchmark to 100/20 Mbps, with a goal of having a benchmark of 1000/500 Mbps by the year 2030.
Everyone Discriminates Under the FCC’s Proposed New Rules

Oct 30, 2023 | truthonthemarket.com | Eric Fruits |Joe Sims

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed digital-discrimination rules hit the streets earlier this month and, as we say at Hootenanny Central, they’re a real humdinger. It looks like the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) got most of their wishlist incorporated into the proposed rules. We’ve got disparate impact and a wide-open door for future rate regulation. Here’s the tl;dr version of the new rules. More details at the end of this post.
The FTC Abandons the Free Market

Oct 24, 2023 | truthonthemarket.com | Jonathan Barnett |Eric Fruits |Brian Albrecht |Joe Sims

This article is a part of the FTC Rulemaking on Unfair Methods of Competition symposium.
Taking Cost-Benefit Analysis Seriously in Consumer-Data Regulation

Oct 24, 2023 | truthonthemarket.com | Jonathan Barnett |Brian Albrecht |Joe Sims |Eric Fruits

This article is a part of the FTC Rulemaking on Unfair Methods of Competition symposium. In its Advance Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested public comment on an unprecedented initiative to promulgate and implement wide-ranging rules concerning the gathering and use of consumer data in digital markets.
A Change in Direction for the Federal Trade Commission?

Oct 24, 2023 | truthonthemarket.com | Lawrence J. Spiwak |Brian Albrecht |Joe Sims |Eric Fruits

This article is a part of the FTC Rulemaking on Unfair Methods of Competition symposium. While antitrust and regulation are supposed to be different sides of the same coin, there has always been a healthy debate over which enforcement paradigm is the most efficient. For those who have long suffered under the zealous hand of ex ante regulation, they would gladly prefer to be overseen by the more dispassionate and case-specific oversight of antitrust.
Shining the Light of Economics on the Google Case

Oct 23, 2023 | truthonthemarket.com | Gregory J. Werden |Joe Sims |Eric Fruits

The U.S. Justice Department has presented its evidence in the antitrust case alleging that Google unlawfully maintained a monopoly over “general search services” by “lock[ing] up distribution channels” through “exclusionary agreements” with makers and marketers of devices. Google’s agreements with Apple, for example, have made its search engine the default in Apple’s Safari browser.