Well it's official. The Federal Trade Commission has served Google with subpoenas. Some of Google's critics -- including Gary Reback, who some credit with "goading" the Department of Justice to launching its investigation into Microsoft two decades ago -- analogize Google's conduct today to that of Microsoft's during...

It's about the consumer, stupid.

The proponents of an antitrust investigation of Google suggest Google is inhibiting competition by setting up barriers harming consumers. But a close examination of Google's entry into multiple consumer markets illustrates the opposite -- that where Google competes, consumers benefit. In fact, what...

According to the Biblical story, on the day that the people were to atone for the sins committed for the year, they would send a goat off from the village to its death. The goat symbolically carried the sins of the villagers and by casting it out the villagers were...

When it comes to a debate on the consumer impact of companies on the Internet marketplace, we too often see a conflation of big with bad. While big companies will always be a red flag to the unhappy rivals, it is critical to remember their very existence is not proof...

As the U.S. economy has begun to come out of its economic downturn, we have recognized the stiff price we pay for lax antitrust enforcement permitting industries to be dominated by a single or handful of firms. The penalties to economic growth from the lack of competition can be stiff:...

Antitrust enforcement is the bulwark to a competitive market. Unfortunately, over the past several years, there has been very little merger enforcement exerted by the Department of Justice. In fact, the DOJ has not tried a merger case for over five years.

At this point, the DOJ is facing...

Soon after thanksgiving the debate on health care reform begins in earnest before the Senate. Competition issues, normally a backwater concern for Congress, will be front and center. The Senate will grapple with the difficult question: how to make competition work in health care markets?

If there is...

The Internet is a great device for creating new markets, democratizing knowledge, and increasing competition. The Internet permits boundless amounts of information and commerce to be exchanged. And the Internet provides new opportunities at Internet speed.

One of the greatest achievements in the last several years is the Google Books...