This week, the Trump administration appointed a new antitrust chief, Omeed Assefi. While cable news talking heads continue to obsess over the theatrics of the sudden personnel change — the reasons why his predecessor, Gail Slater, was fired or stepped down — the real question they should be asking is one of public policy. Namely, will Assefi focus his enforcement on maximizing the welfare of consumers — the standard for decades before Biden came along?
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