How often do you question the world around you and think, “I’ll just Google it?” For most Americans, the answer is “most of the time.” That’s because Google is responsible for processing about 90 percent of all internet search queries…

Audiences watching horror films know too well that, when the menacing phone call is coming from inside the house, the protagonist is bound to have a bad time. Lawmakers and antitrust regulators should take that lesson to heart when evaluating…

Like a battered boxer, the vape manufacturer Juul has managed to survive to the bell and will go another round with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company recently locked down the necessary cash to avoid chapter 11 bankruptcy,…

Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Alex Padilla of California recently asked the Department of Transportation to fine airlines for delays and cancellations and prevent airline consolidation. The widespread delays and cancellations are indeed annoying, but the senators’ demands…

Always beware of the name given to a piece of legislation. It rarely describes accurately the likely impact of enacting a bill. In fact, statutes often do the opposite of what their names suggest. Take Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s proposed…

Does anyone truly believe that our government — which consistently creates monopoly privileges for companies with its own cronyism — can be trusted to ensure that private markets remain competitive? Apparently so. Consider the resurgence of antitrust efforts against “Big…