These views are mine alone, but they should be yours, too.
The Cincinnati-based grocery retailer has decided to stop allowing free alternative weekly newspapers to distribute issues in their stores, but this decision probably does not amount to an antitrust violation. (Keep reading)
Yesterday, I sent my post on the antitrust implications of an agreement between BMW, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and the State of California to John Newman, my former Antitrust Law professor to whose recent column in The Atlantic on the agreement I was critiquing, and he graciously responded. As I said initially, I was pretty sure the conclusion in John’s syllogism was correct, but I stand by my claims that mere altruism isn’t (and shouldn’t be) what controls when it comes to measuring the impact of anti-competitive conduct on consumer welfare. (Keep reading)
I founded my website on this day, Constitution Day, in 2010, but I shuttered it four years ago when I went to law school. Now, I’m moving on to the next chapter of my professional life, so I’m going to try to write somewhat regularly again. (Keep reading)
One of my former law professors is undoubtedly correct in his positive statements of antitrust law. Where I part ways with him in considering whether it should apply to an agreement between BMW, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and California to develop greener cars is that I am not persuaded that the agreement will promote consumer welfare. (Keep reading)