Why Lina Khan Hates Economics

For a long time, I have heard from senior people who have worked closely with Lina Khan in the Federal Trade Commission that she hates economics. As a discipline. As a restraint on her mission.

George Will Bites into Progressive Busybodies

George Will has an entertaining piece on FTC’s and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s war on Big Sandwich.

He dissects the antitrust freakout over Roark Capital’s bid to acquire Subway. Between the barbs, Will notes that “Subway is basically a brand,” with sandwich stores that are small businesses owned by people who buy franchises, benefiting from the chain’s national advertising.

Lina Khan Is Between a BlackRock and a Hard Place

Early in her tenure, Lina Khan took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to pledge that good intentions would not protect corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) proponents from antitrust scrutiny. At the same time, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission has seen any merger or acquisition of size as a red flag for antitrust scrutiny and sometimes lawsuits. 

No Matter How You Slice It, Consumers Should Be What Matters in Subway Antitrust Investigation

Food is the theme of this season, in antitrust as it is on dinner tables.

Is One Antitrust Agency a Good Idea?

When Rep. Mike Johnson became speaker, it unleashed a furious search by the media, lobbyists, and political researchers to unearth every position the Louisiana Congressman has ever taken. What has been Rep. Johnson’s position on tax reform? On defense spending? On high school students who stick chewed bubble gum under their desks?

The ISS-Glass Lewis Duopoly: It Takes Two to Mangle

The Wall Street Journal reports that the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) reveals that companies hit the ISS-Glass Lewis duopoly with at least 64 complaints to the SEC about inaccurate proxy adviser recommendations.

The Federalist Society’s Weak Interview of Lina Khan

On Friday, Lina Khan stepped into the lion’s den of the Federalist Society – and received a big wet kiss from the lion.

Questions for Lina Khan Tomorrow

On Friday, 11:15 a.m. Eastern, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan will appear before the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention. I commend Chair Khan for speaking at the event and for her willingness to take questions. 

Is API an Antitrust Violator Like As You Sow?

Robert Eccles asks in Forbes that if Jim Jordan can call As You Sow and other members of the ESG network a cartel that violates the Sherman Antitrust Act, why can’t the same be said for the American Petroleum Institute?

Joel Kotkin on ESG and America’s Industrial Decline

The ever-thought-provoking Joel Kotkin has penned a dark piece about America’s industrial decline – promoted by ESG – positioning us to lose in a global struggle for economic and strategic dominance with China.