Author Archives: Paul Steidler
FTC Goes Way Too Far on Noncompete Agreements The full text is below and can be found in a PDF here.By Paul SteidlerNoncompete agreements generate strong views. They are widespread and, in many cases, nasty and pernicious. They are also often essential for ensuring that [Read More...]
‘Khanservatives’ Have Radical Economic Beliefs The full text is below and can be found in the PDF here.By Paul SteidlerIs there common ground among the most progressive elements of the Biden Administration and Senator Josh Hawley, Senator J.D. Vance, Congressman Matt Gaetz, [Read More...]
Bureaucratic Screw-Ups Stall New FTC Commissioners The full text is below and can be found in the PDF here.Bureaucratic Screw-Ups Stall New FTC CommissionersBy Paul SteidlerWhen the President and the US Senate want something from the bureaucracy, it usually happens immediately, but [Read More...]
Federal Trade Commission Should Revise Budget Priorities (Public Meeting Comments) At today’s open meeting of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), whose attendees included Chair Lina Khan, Lexington Institute’s Paul Steidler called on the FTC to “eliminate unnecessary expenses and scrutinize better how the American people’s money is being spent.” His [Read More...]
A Discussion With Ashley Baker On The FTC’s New Commissioners The video can be viewed here.The full text is below and can be found in the PDF here.A Discussion with Ashley Baker on the FTC’s New CommissionersPaul Steidler: Good afternoon. I’m Paul Steidler with the [Read More...]
The FTC’s FY 2025 Budget Request: Five Things To Know The full text is below and can be found in the PDF here.The FTC’s FY 2025 Budget Request: Five Things to KnowBy Paul SteidlerThis past Monday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its Fiscal Year 2025 [Read More...]
No Such Thing As ‘Unfair Pricing’ In America’s Dynamic Economy The full text is below and can be found in the PDF here.President Biden and his administration are on the warpath this week against “unfair pricing.” The only problem: It does not exist.More specifically, the White House [Read More...]
It’s Open Season On U.S. Companies From Europe, And Beyond (From RealClearMarkets) On March 6, the European Commission is expected to celebrate its onerous implementation of new regulatory restrictions against five large U.S. technology leaders: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook), and Microsoft.That’s the deadline for these companies, determined to be [Read More...]
House Judiciary Committee Calls Out FTC Leadership’s Bad Practices Need some encouragement that official Washington is not broken when it comes to checks and balances?Exhibit A is a February 22 report by the House Judiciary Committee shining a bright spotlight on broad and deep concerns that career civil [Read More...]
Congress To The FTC: Stop Attacking The U.S.’s Entrepreneurial Spirit (From RealClearMarkets) On February 12, Representative James Comer, Chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, threw down the gauntlet to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), demanding the Committee interview five of its leaders about the FTC’s audacious policies.FTC leadership has [Read More...]