Twelve state attorneys general are suing to block the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger after the Trump administration waved it through. The case is a direct indictment of how federal antitrust enforcement is being selectively applied.
Political appointees are overruling career DOJ attorneys to clear major corporate mergers — and the consolidation they enable will raise prices on flights and at the pump in ways that cannot be undone once the deals close.
SpaceX is racing toward a stock market debut at a $1.75 trillion valuation. A significant share of that number is built on federal contracts awarded by agencies whose decisions are shaped by the company's owner — who also works inside the government.
Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu says Spirit's bankruptcy proves regulators should approve more airline mergers. His members are the carriers that benefit most when budget competitors disappear.
Amazon's dominance over Western retail isn't a story about innovation. It's the result of predatory pricing, systematic regulatory capture, and two decades of antitrust enforcement that prioritized short-term consumer prices over competitive market structure — until the competition was already gone.
Newly unsealed emails from California's antitrust case show Amazon employees coordinating price increases across Walmart, Chewy, and other competitors — exposing the gap between the company's 'neutral marketplace' identity and its documented market conduct.
A jury found Live Nation ran an illegal monopoly and overcharged fans. Now comes the harder part — the history of antitrust enforcement suggests the verdict may be the easy step.