October 4, 2007 10:17AM 

# The Antitrust Religion 

By Cato Editors 

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Many successful American businesses have been accused of anti-competitive practices. In [*The Antitrust Religion*](http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&method=&pid=1441371), a new book published by the Cato Institute, attorney and author Edwin S. Rockefeller argues that much of the conventional wisdom about antitrust is wrong. Drawing on 50 years of experience with U.S. antitrust laws, Rockefeller sheds light on why lawmakers, bureaucrats, academics, and journalists use arbitrary and irrational laws and enforcement mechanisms to punish capitalists rather than promote competition.

Rockefeller also participated in a [Cato daily podcast](/dailypodcast/edwinsrockefeller_theantitrustreligion_20071003.mp3) about the book.

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