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Did Dow Know the $1.2B Antitrust Charge against It?
“The absurdity of its premise — that Dow could escape liability for an illegal antitrust conspiracy because plaintiffs alleged a longer conspiracy than found by the jury — convinces the court that it should not [let Dow off the hook.]”
Republican Cronies versus Business Freedom, North Carolina Edition
North Carolina Republicans wouldn't recognize free enterprise even if it ran them over—say, with an electric car!
“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.” -Are Young Americans for Freedom? Survey Doesn't Say Enough
Young America’s Foundation, the parent organization of Young Americans for Freedom, has released a new survey of young Americans. Apparently they’re for freedom.
Food Trucks Shrug!
May 6, 2013 -- At Farragut Park and other locations in Washington, D.C., food vendors have their trucks parked as usual at lunch time today but they are not serving the throngs of hungry customers. They are on strike against proposed D.C. regulations that would drive many of them out of business and limit consumer choice. Atlas is shrugging and The Atlas Society’s Edward Hudgins reports!
Prosecutor Faces Justice after Innocent Man Released
The history of white-collar crime is a history dominated by prosecutorial 
misconduct.
Google Offers Concessions in EU Antitrust Case
In an effort to avoid fines, Google has proposed concessions to its rivals and European antitrust authorities.
Reuters describes the concessions in a way that seems natural—but it’s worth considering what these concessions actually mean. I’ve commented on two of them; I invite you to consider the others.
DOJ Requires Brewery Expansion in InBev Antitrust Case
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop trying to prevent beer makers AB InBev and Grupo Modelo from merging.
Bury Bush's Confused Compassionate Conservatism!
The George W. Bush Presidential Library is ready to open and the former president is giving interviews doubling down on the mantra that guided his administration: compassionate conservatism.
So it is time to decisively and deeply bury the decayed remnant of the Bush years in an impenetrable political tomb with a stake through its heart.
