Warren Calls on Commerce to Address Semiconductor Shortages by Combating Industry Consolidation

Citing Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn, Warren condemns manufacturing concentration.

Press ReleasesBarry LynnDecember 17, 20212021, December 2021, Primary Feature, International Systems, Barry Lynn, Wins

Germany Takes Action to Break Apple’s Dominance

Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun released the following statement with regard to Apple’s designation as a “platform of paramount significance for competition” under Section 19a of the German Competition Act (GWB), and the approval by Germany’s federal cabinet of new powers for Germany’s competition regulator the Bundeskartellamt.

Letter to European Commission Warns Against Over - Subsidizing Large, Dominant Corporations at the Expense of SMEs in Clean Energy Transition

Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun teams up with the Balanced Economy Project, and the European Digital SME Alliance sending an open letter to the EC on EU responses to U.S. investments in a clean energy transition.

One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases in American History: Our Reaction to the DOJ’s Historic Suit Against Google

The Open Markets Institute executive director Barry Lynn released the following statement on the Department of Justice’s intent to bring suit against Google parent company, Alphabet, over its monopolization of digital advertising.

Barry Lynn in the Washington Monthly: “Manufacturing and Liberty. As Biden strives to break China’s hold on the West, it’s time to relearn America’s no chokepoint strategy.”

The Open Markets Institute executive director Barry Lynn featured his piece in the Washington Monthly laying out the next steps for the United States on industrial policy, to liberate from shackles of corporate monopolization.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsJanuary 12, 2023Primary Feature, January 2023, 2023, Law, Barry Lynn, International Systems

FTC’s Move to Block Major Nvidia-Arm Chip Merger Serves Notice to Wall Street Raiders

Open Markets applauds the FTC for demonstrating a commitment to ensuring the resiliency and robustness of the semiconductor industry.

Open Markets’ Barry Lynn Publishes “Antimonopoly Power” in Foreign Affairs

Open Markets Institute executive director Barry Lynn published a feature article in Foreign Affairs that details how the United States can use traditional antimonopoly principles to establish a simple quota system designed to “shock proof” international systems, strengthen democracy, and rebuild a liberal world order.

Press ReleasesBarry LynnJune 22, 2021International Systems, Barry Lynn, Antitrust Law

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