EP 1765 · May 4, 2026
Another Antitrust FAIL: Government "Protected" Airline Competition by Killing an Airline (Maybe Two) | 1765
RUN TIME · 46:10
Episode notes
WATCH (and LIKE and COMMENT) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ynsfcO5w0sM Spirit Airlines is gone. And Washington is already trying to blame everyone else.
In this Good Morning Liberty breakdown, Nate and Chuck look at the collapse of Spirit Airlines, the blocked JetBlue merger, Elizabeth Warren's "Biden win for flyers," Robert Reich's airline consolidation argument, and the government's very normal habit of breaking things in the name of helping consumers. Was it fuel prices? Was it the Biden DOJ blocking the JetBlue Spirit merger? Was it bad business?
The answer from GML: there is blame to go around, but the deeper problem is politicians and regulators having the power to jack with markets in the first place. Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, airline antitrust, Elizabeth Warren, Robert Reich, airline consolidation, consumer prices, and the myth of government-managed competition all collide in this one.
Chapters
- Good Morning Liberty intro
- Spirit Airlines is done
- The left and right fight over blame
- Both sides are a little bit right
- The DOJ blocking the merger
- Spirit CEO on the JetBlue offer
- Was the merger actually "illegal"?
- Sean Duffy, Biden DOJ, and competition
- Government got involved, travelers lost
- Robert Reich's airline argument
- Airline deregulation and cheaper airfare
- Elizabeth Warren's "win for flyers" ages badly Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ joingml.com All
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