Episode 196: Politicized Mergers as a Threat to the Rule of Law

What trust remains in antitrust enforcement under the Second Trump Administration?  Diana Moss joins Lindsay Langholz to discuss the Nexstar-Tegna merger, what impact the deal would have on consumers, and why the politicization of regulatory bodies like the FCC threatens due process and the rule of law.

Host: Lindsay Langholz, Vice President of Policy and Program

Guest: Dr. Diana Moss, Vice President and Director of Competition Policy, Progressive Policy Institute

Link: The Nexstar-Tegna Merger Will Raise Your Cable Bill, and Then Some, by Diana Moss

Link: Resisting the Politicization of Antitrust and Regulation, by Diana Moss 

Link: Competition, Progressive Policy Institute