The Atlantic - The Spirit Airlines Paradox

Policy Director Phillip Longman highlights the need for price regulation in the airline industry alongside the milestone decision by a federal judge to block JetBlue’s acquisition of Spirit Airlines.

Washington Monthly - How Fighting Monopoly Can Save Journalism

Policy Director Phillip Longman publishes a featured piece largely based on a pivotal report published by Longman/Open Markets and the Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets on how the breakdown of journalism's business model is not the result of inherent features of the internet or of digital technology.

Open Markets Calls for Investigation Into Meta’s Influence Over Academic Research at Harvard’s Kennedy School

Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry Lynn, Policy Director Phillip Longman, and Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets Director Courtney Radsch released a joint statement regarding Joan Donovan’s complaint that Meta improperly used its influence at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to shut down her research regarding Facebook’s business practices.

Our Reaction: President Biden's Inclusion of Competition Policy

Open Markets Institute Policy Director Phillip Longman released the following statement in reaction to what the White House described as a “major address” today by President Biden

STB Decision on Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern Merger Brings Further Concentration to an Already Monopolized Industry

Open Markets Institute Policy Director Phillip Longman released a statement on the decision by the Surface Transportation Board to approve the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads.

Washington Monthly - Everyday High Prices

Policy Director Phillip Longman puts out a publication on how discounting led to inflation, shortages, and inequality.

ArticlesPhil LongmanJanuary 9, 20232023, January 2023, Phil Longman, Law, Antitrust Law, Secondary Feature

NEW in the Washington Monthly: Phillip Longman Explains How One of America’s Lost Antimonopoly Laws Can Revolutionize the U.S. Economy

The Open Markets Institute Policy Director Phillip Longman explains why political demand is growing for renewed enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act.

Open Markets & 10 Public Interest Groups Urge USG to Oppose Rail Merger Between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern

The Open Markets Institute led a letter to the Surface Transportation Board alongside ten other public interest groups and allies, urging the board to oppose the merger between major rail carriers Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern that is currently under evaluation.

How to Fix the Railroad Crisis

Open Markets Institute Policy Director Phil Longman released the following statement on the current railroad crisis and how to fix it.

Washington Monthly - It’s the Monopoly, Stupid

Policy Director Phillip Longman makes clear how unchecked corporate power is fueling inflation.

Op-EdsPhil LongmanJune 20, 2022Phil Longman, Law, Antitrust Law, 2022, June 2022, Politics

The Washington Monthly - Inside Tucker Carlson’s Brain

Policy director Phillip Longman co-authored a piece that takes a closer look at the people and ideas fueling the cable news host’s brand of conservatism.

Op-EdsPhil LongmanApril 3, 2022Phil Longman, April 2022, 2022, Politics, Secondary Feature

The Washington Monthly - Amtrak Joe vs. the Modern Robber Barons

Policy director Phil Longman argues that President Biden’s big bet on rail infrastructure will be wasted unless he takes on the financiers who control the industry.

Op-EdsPhil LongmanAugust 9, 20212021, August 2021, Phil Longman, Transportation, Primary Feature

Phillip Longman of Open Markets Testifies in Congress on How Veterans' Hospital System Helps to Fight Monopoly and to Protect All Americans

Phillip Longman, policy director at Open Markets Institute, presented testimony at the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing on the Role of Infrastructure in Veterans’ Access to Care and Benefits.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsJune 2, 20212021, May 2021, Phil Longman

Testimony by Policy Director Phillip Longman About How the VA Helps Fight Hospital Monopolies

Open Markets’ policy director Phillip Longman testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee detailing the vital role the 1,700 hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities run by the Department of Veterans Affairs play in preserving competition in increasingly monopolized medical markets.

Testimony & Comment LettersPhil LongmanMay 27, 20212021, May 2021, Phil Longman

Washington Monthly - Sickness in Health

In a piece in Washington Monthly, Phil Longman of Open Markets Institute highlights how monopoly power in health care compromises public health and threatens democracy in reviewing Brian Alexander’s new book, “The Hospital”.

Washington Monthly - A Free Market Won’t Self-Correct the Disinformation Problem

In a Washington Monthly piece co-authored with Eric Cortellessa, Philip Longman of Open Markets Institute urges Congress to address disinformation by enforcing policies that protect our free and competitive media markets.

Op-EdsPhil LongmanFebruary 27, 2021Phil Longman, Secondary Feature, Competition Law & Philosophy, 2021, February 2021