Bill Baer

March 1, 2022; Washington, DC, USA; US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Saul Loeb/Pool via USA TODAY NETWORK

The State of the Union 2023: Biden should challenge Congress to take on Big Tech

Friday, February 3, 2023

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) faces an overwhelmingly empty Republican section of the House chamber as she is applauded by her Democratic colleagues after announcing that she will remain in Congress but will not run for re-election as Speaker after Republicans were projected to win control of the House of Representatives, on the floor of the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Around the halls: What do the midterm elections mean for tech policy?

Nicol Turner Lee, Cameron F. Kerry, Bill Baer, Mark MacCarthy, Tom Wheeler, Alex Engler, Rashawn Ray, Aaron Klein, and Mishaela Robison

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Penguin published books. A new chapter in the 77 year history of the book publisher was written today with a deal to merge the business with rival Random House.

When rhetoric confronts economic reality: Unsupported efficiency claims and unenforceable promises cannot save the book publishers deal

Bill Baer, Herbert Hovenkamp, and Steven Salop

Friday, September 9, 2022

Packaged merchandise is seen on a conveyer belt at the Amazon fulfillment center

Why Amazon is wrong about the American Innovation and Online Choice Act

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland is reflected in a technician's monitor as he speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022

Protecting national security, cybersecurity, and privacy while ensuring competition

Stephanie K. Pell and Bill Baer

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Federal Trade Chairman Joseph Simons, (L), Federal Trade Commissioners (2nd L-R), Rohit Chopra, Noah Phillips, Rebecca Slaughter and Christine Wilson testify on the "Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission" before the U.S. Senate Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

TechTank Podcast Episode 32: In the U.S.A.’s tech-driven economy, is enough being done to protect consumer choice and privacy?

Monday, November 15, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (not pictured) at the White House, in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The Biden administration takes an overdue first step to foster competition

Saturday, July 10, 2021

CEO of Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai testifies remotely during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing 'Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., October 28, 2020. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

Addressing Big Tech’s power over speech

Bill Baer and Caitlin Chin

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

FTC Commissioner nominee Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Photo by Graeme Jennings/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

TechTank Podcast Episode 18: What to expect from the Biden administration on antitrust regulation and Big Tech

Nicol Turner Lee, Bill Baer, Tom Wheeler, and Nancy L. Rose

Monday, May 3, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee hearingon Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 10, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

How Senator Klobuchar’s proposals will move the antitrust debate forward

Monday, February 8, 2021