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Consumer welfare and the U.S. business climate are especially subject to the blows dealt at the FTC.
The Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 is not a topic of conversation at many American dinner tables, but its recent controversies illustrate the odd holdover of ideas previously understood as politically leftist at a now Republican-dominated FTC.
Jessica Melugin joined host Richard Reinsch to discuss Biden appointee Lina Khan's continued influence on the agency.
Jessica Melugin's recent Civitas Outlook essay is available here.
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Return to the Filibuster?
Following a rule change in the 1970s, the minority is now incentivized to use the filibuster more frequently.
California Eats the Rich
History has a very clear answer to what "one-time" and "only the wealthy" mean in the long run.
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