From WSJopinion: Antitrust has tried populism, now resurfacing among progressives and in the Biden administration. That experiment failed, writes Timothy J. Muris.
Wonder Land: Some 50 years ago, Congress voted to insulate itself from external discipline, creating what one critic called 'congressional government.' Today it's up to House Republicans to remedy the 'chaos.' Images: AFP/Bettman via Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyPresident Biden rejects the economics-driven antitrust policies of the past 40 years.
Consider the Robinson-Patman Act of 1936, which reflected a theme of Mr. Biden’s enforcers: Big is bad. The “bigness” under attack was the new chain retailers, most notably the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. A&P, which closed the last of its stores in 2015, was America’s largest retailer from the 1920s until the mid-1960s.
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