Sen. Josh Hawley Sounds Like the Left on Big Tech – The Wall Street Journal

In The Big Tech Oligarchy Calls Out for Trustbusters (op-ed, May 1), Sen. Josh Hawley sounds more progressive than conservative as he bemoans the exceptionalism of American businesses and adopts an eat the rich mentality to decry wealth and those who have accumulated it.

Citing political statements made by Major League Baseball, Delta and Coca-Cola, and moderation decisions made by Big Tech, Sen. Hawley argues politicians should weaponize antitrust and undermine the rule of law to go after businesses they disagree with based on purely political whims. Sen. Hawley would abandon Americas carefully constructed separation of powers and provide the Biden administration an extraordinary tool to attack industries it doesnt like. Ironically, the more power the Biden administration has to decimate businesses, the more likely woke capitalism becomes as businesses attempt to curry favor with the American left and the White House.

If adopted, Sen. Hawleys proposals would give up Americas place as a world economic leader by turning our back on our historic celebration of entrepreneurial exceptionalism.

Steve DelBianco

President and CEO, NetChoice

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Sen. Josh Hawley Sounds Like the Left on Big Tech - The Wall Street Journal