Geopolitics

President Trump campaigned on lowering credit card costs, but his DOJ just cleared the way for an anti-competitive merger that would create America's largest credit card company.

We know how this ends: big payouts for executives, higher costs for consumers and small businesses.

¿A qué, pues, haréis semejante a Dios, o qué imagen le compondréis?
Isaías 40:18.
¿A qué, pues, me haréis semejante o me compararéis? dice el Santo.
Isaías 40:2

Senator Warren’s concern is valid. The merger greenlight ignores the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2025 (S.130), which explicitly targets deals that risk “materially lessening competition.” When mega-mergers slide through, consumers lose. 

S.130’s