Return of the Trust-Busters;White House Shows Antitrust Initiatives As Sherman Act Centennial Approaches From: The Washington Post | Date: June 17, 1990| Author: Steven Mufson | Copyright (null) The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Libertarians from the Cato Institute say the Bush administration should celebrate the centennial of the trust-busting Sherman Act on July 2 by simply abolishing it.

Influential economists from the so-called Chicago School believe the 100-year-old antitrust act should be invoked only when a proposed merger would detract from "economic efficiency," with less regard to whether it might cause prices to rise or competitors to fail.

Some ambitious Democrats plan to use the annive...