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Governments negotiate away tariffs in public, but they can restore much of the protection in the licensing office. A procurement preference, a selective subsidy, or a regulatory exemption can accomplish much the same thing. Trade liberalization has made tariffs easier to see and negotiate away, but governments still have plenty of ways to shelter favored … Protectionism in Regulatory Clothing: How Governments Keep Markets Closed Without Tariffs
For antitrust doves—those of us who think antitrust works best with a restrained approach to policing competition—the U.S. midterm results look, at first glance, like a triumph for the hawks. Democrats have won control of both chambers of Congress, with at least 54 Senate seats and potentially their largest House majority in nearly two decades. … Antitrust’s State of Prey: The Hawks Go Local
Wireless networks have a reception problem that better antennas can’t fix. While decades of research haven’t established harm from radiofrequency (RF) exposure below federal limits, fears about those emissions can still stop an antenna from going up. America’s wireless networks grow one tower, rooftop antenna, and small-cell antenna at a time. Each needs a permit … No Signal in My Backyard: How Radiation Fears Block Wireless Networks
