Rethinking Antitrust

#10: The Law and Political Economy Project, and its Influence on Antitrust in the Biden Administration

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Rethinking Antitrust Podcast, we examine the origins of the Biden administration's antitrust initiatives with Todd Zywicki, a prominent law professor at George Mason University and former Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission. As we explore the implications of the Neo-Brandeisian approach to antitrust, Todd provides a broader context for understanding the intellectual underpinnings of these changes. Three and a half years into the Biden administration, he and Bilal explore how the administration’s agenda goes beyond antitrust, influencing a new era of governance in the United States. Links Todd Zywicki profile page The Law and Political Economy Project: A Critical Analysis, Todd Zywicki Political Content of Antitrust, Robert Pitofsky Speech of FTC Chairman Lewis Engman, Detroit 1974 FTC Chief Calls Role Of Agencies Inflationary, New York Times (1974)

Episode Notes

In this episode of the Rethinking Antitrust Podcast, we examine the origins of the Biden administration's antitrust initiatives with Todd Zywicki, a prominent law professor at George Mason University and former Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission. As we explore the implications of the Neo-Brandeisian approach to antitrust, Todd provides a broader context for understanding the intellectual underpinnings of these changes. Three and a half years into the Biden administration, he and Bilal explore how the administration’s agenda goes beyond antitrust, influencing a new era of governance in the United States.

Links

Todd Zywicki profile page

The Law and Political Economy Project: A Critical Analysis, Todd Zywicki

Political Content of Antitrust, Robert Pitofsky

Speech of FTC Chairman Lewis Engman, Detroit 1974

FTC Chief Calls Role Of Agencies Inflationary, New York Times (1974)