Irrelevant Markets

Irrelevant Markets is a collection of 24 essays on the antitrust misadventures of the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. This e-book reflects the author’s experiences over a decade of covering U.S. antitrust policy and talks about the impact of government intervention on small and big business alike. Irrelevant Markets provides unique insights into the daily abuses of power at the FTC and DOJ that have gone largely unreported by the mainstream press — some of whom are literally in bed with high-ranking antitrust officials, as one essay explains.

Irrelevant Markets covers such topics as the FTC and DOJ’s obsessions with mergers in niche markets, including $1 shampoo; the comical lengths prosecutors will go to maintain secrecy, even from federal judges; how antitrust has extended its tentacles into professional and college sports; and how you could lose your car if you sell cosmetic lenses without a permit.

You can purchase Irrelevant Markets for $1.99 via Amazon (for the Kindle) or at Lulu (for ePub readers).