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American Antitrust and Viewpoint Diversity: Has a New Enforcement Era Begun?

BY , and | October 26, 2025

Antitrust agency leadership in the Second Trump Administration has signaled a renewed enforcement focus on competition in the marketplace of ideas. Specifically, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal...

Antitrust agency leadership in the Second Trump Administration has signaled a renewed enforcement focus on competition in the marketplace of ideas. Specifically, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have taken recent steps to acknowledge, explain, and remedy potential issues related to viewpoint competition through a statement of interest, a merger settlement, and a public investigation. This article offers a brief history of enforcement policy and

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