Statement by Robert H. Bork, Jr.: Why is the FTC appealing its loss in Meta case?
The news that the Federal Trade Commission is going to appeal its failed monopoly claim against Meta/Facebook shows just how…
STATEMENT/RELEASE
November 18, 2025
Statement from Robert H. Bork, Jr.: Will Trump’s FTC Continue to Carry Water for Lina Khan?
“Federal Judge James E. Boasberg slapped down the Federal Trade Commission’s nonsensical antitrust lawsuit against Meta over its acquisition of…
OP-ED
October 14, 2025
The Supreme Court Must Save the Consumer Welfare Standard This Week
The fate of consumer welfare—the bedrock of antitrust law—now rests with the Supreme Court, as regulators and courts alike drift…
OP-ED
October 9, 2025
End the Realtor Tax To Ease America’s Housing Problems
End the Realtor Tax To Ease America’s Housing Problems By Robert Bork Jr. October 09, 2025 America’s housing crisis has…
OP-ED
September 10, 2025
Google Case Demonstrates That Judicial Humility Takes Courage
By Robert H. Bork, Jr. Progressives are portraying Judge Amit Mehta’s opinion in the Google antitrust case this week as…
OP-ED
September 4, 2025
Judge Mehta Reminds Regulators That the Consumer Welfare Standard Is Still in Charge
Reactions to Judge Amit Mehta’s opinion in the Google antitrust case range from primal screams from progressive antitrusters (Matt Stoller:…
BLOG
May 15, 2025
Robert Bork’s Response to Louie Gohmert
May 15, 2025 Former Congressman Louie Gohmert in The Blaze accuses me of “borking” DOJ Trump Antitrust chief Gail Slater…
OP-ED
May 5, 2025
Say Goodbye to the Antitrust Consumer Welfare Standard
The Trump administration seems set to follow Lina Khan’s shambolic ‘big is bad, little is good’ philosophy. By Robert H. Bork…
OP-ED
May 1, 2025
President Trump’s Stake in Europe’s Mauling of Apple
By Robert H. Bork, Jr. May 1, 2025 Europe’s billion-euro fines on Apple and Meta aren’t about fairness—they’re a digital…
BLOG
May 1, 2025
Are the Unintended Consequences of the App Store Accountability Act Worth the Risks?
May 1, 2025 We’ve seen recently that simple, new rules for complicated technological ecosystems can yield unintended consequences. Consider the…
The Consumer Welfare Standard
The Consumer Welfare Standard holds that the logical goal embedded in
antitrust law is “economic efficiency” – delivering lower prices, heightened
innovation and more choices for consumers.
The Antitrust Education Project is dedicated to protecting the
Consumer Welfare Standard as a neutral and fair principle, a
framework that drives innovation, respects democracy, and is in
the short- and long-term interests of the American consumer.
