Critics of the FTC argue its structure is unconstitutional, its mission is duplicative of other federal (and state) agencies, and it is too powerful but ineffective. Podcast host Bilal Sayyed is joined by Bill Kovacic to discuss the case for the FTC as an effective law enforcer and advocate for competition and the protection of consumers from fraudulent, deceptive and unfair conduct, and a policy innovator. 100 minutes of good FTC talk.
Willliam E. Kovacic, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, The Federal Trade Commission at 100: Into our 2ndCentury, January 2009
Allison Jones and William E. Kovacic, The Institutions of U.S. Antitrust Enforcement: Comments for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Possible Competition Policy Reforms (April 17, 2020)
Allison Jones and William E. Kovacic, Antitrust’s Implementation Blind Side: Challenges to Major Expansion of U.S. Competition Policy, 65 Antitrust Bulletin 227 (2020)
David A. Hyman & William E. Kovacic, Can’t Anyone Here Play this Game: Judging the FTC’s Critics, 83 George Washington Law Review 101 (2016)
William E. Kovacic, Rating the Competition Agencies: What Constitutes Good Performance, 16 George Mason Law Review 903 (Spring 2009)