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Deregulatory Reform, Not Antitrust, Is Key to A Vibrant US Economy

The Biden administration has emphasized “antitrust on steroids” and intrusive regulation as key elements of its economic policy. This has been counterproductive. Federal enforcers should return to prior bipartisan, less-interventionist consumer-oriented antitrust. On a parallel track, the federal government should focus on deregulatory reform to drive a competitively vibrant, faster-growing American economy. Biden Antitrust Has Deregulatory Reform, Not Antitrust, Is Key to A Vibrant US Economy

Age-Verification Mandates: Constitutional Concerns and Policy Pitfalls

In a recent post, my International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) colleague Ben Sperry explored the First Amendment implications of Rep. John James’ (R-Mich.) proposal to mandate app stores either verify users’ ages and or obtain parental consent for users who are minors. While that analysis provided a solid foundation for understanding the constitutional Age-Verification Mandates: Constitutional Concerns and Policy Pitfalls

The Law & Economics of Online Age Verification and Parental Consent: App Store Edition

Roughly this time last year, I was writing an International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) issue brief that considered online age-verification and parental-consent laws from a law & economics perspective. The resulting paper, “A Coasean Analysis of Online Age-Verification and Parental-Consent Regimes,” found that the major U.S. Supreme Court cases on age verification and The Law & Economics of Online Age Verification and Parental Consent: App Store Edition

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