Monopolies

More Investment, More Competition, Less Panic

Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...

2023 Will Be a Huge Year for the War on Big Tech

2023 could be a watershed year for public policy regarding Big Tech. Since 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the European Union (EU) have...

Misguided Big Tech Antitrust Legislation Will Only Harm Consumers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined the chorus of voices calling for antitrust action against “ Big Tech“ firms like Google, Meta, and Amazon. In a letter sent to...

Is Florida Considering Killing the Free Market?

Florida has historically been a free market leader in the United States. Business taxes are low, there’s no state income tax, and the regulatory burden is light. In fact, Florida is regularly listed...

Why Congress Should Rethink Its Assault on Big Tech

With the return of great power competition, China’s stifling control over its population is deepening, as is Russia’s increasing information warfare at home and abroad. At the very moment that...

Corporate Monopolization in Agriculture Puts Food Out of Reach for Many Americans

Agribusiness executives and government policymakers often praise the U.S. food system for producing abundant and affordable food. In fact, however, food costs are rising, and shoppers in many parts of...

The Facebook Antitrust Case Hinges on Mark Zuckerberg’s Emails

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s own words play a starring role in the government’s case to break up his social network. “It is better to buy than compete,” he allegedly wrote...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Should Follow Trump’s Lead and Slash Regulations

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, the so-called “Trump of the Tropics,” aspires to the same disruptive conservative change that President Donald Trump has pioneered. Bolsonaro is the first president of Brazil...