1890 - Start of conventional anti-trust enforcement
1930 - Ramp up of law's usage (under FDR)
1966 - First dissent against anti-trust (Brown Shoe Co. v. United States)
1974 - First decision against anti-trust (United States v. General Dynamics Corp.)
1982 - United States v. AT&T allows break up of Ma Bell. Weakened enforcement allows re-merger.
1999 - Microsoft successfully fights off anti-trust enforcement prevent company from ever being split.
If you want anti-trust enforcement, do not elect Reagan and his descendants.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law
But usually it’s blocking mergers and acquisitions. Here’s an example: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/books/penguin-random-hous...
Waiting to break up a company for anti-trust is like waiting for your house to completely flood instead of fixing the pipe before it gets to that point.
1890 - Start of conventional anti-trust enforcement
1930 - Ramp up of law's usage (under FDR)
1966 - First dissent against anti-trust (Brown Shoe Co. v. United States)
1974 - First decision against anti-trust (United States v. General Dynamics Corp.)
1982 - United States v. AT&T allows break up of Ma Bell. Weakened enforcement allows re-merger.
1999 - Microsoft successfully fights off anti-trust enforcement prevent company from ever being split.
If you want anti-trust enforcement, do not elect Reagan and his descendants.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law