# How Antitrust Populists Drove Spirit Airlines Out of Business

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Published: 2026-05-06T22:35:37+00:00
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Antitrust populists claimed blocking the Spirit–JetBlue merger would protect competition and consumers. But their effort led to an intervention that strengthened the very oligopoly they set out to fight. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-antitrust-populists-drove-spirit-airlines-out-business 2026 is the Year of Rothbard—Murray's 100th birthday—and we're celebrating by giving away free copies of Anatomy of the State through May 31. Grab yours today at https://mises.org/gabfreebook Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

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