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'''Daniel Oliver''' (born March 10, 1939) was executive editor of ''[[National Review]]'' from 1973 to 1976 and chairman of the [[Federal Trade Commission]] from 1986 to 1990.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://reaganlibrary.archives.gov/archives/speeches/1986/71686f.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118042101/https://reaganlibrary.archives.gov/archives/speeches/1986/71686f.htm |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was chairman of the ''National Review'' board and a trustee of the magazine made so by [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], founder of the publication.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/29/us/national-review-founder-says-it-s-time-to-leave-stage.html|title=National Review Founder Says It's Time to Leave Stage|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 29, 2004|last1=Kirkpatrick|first1=David D.}}</ref>

'''Daniel Oliver''', [[Harvard (BA) and Fordham Law School]] is the former executive editor of National Review from 1973 to 1976 and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission from 1986 to 1989.


==Background==
==Background==
Oliver grew up in [[New York City]]. He graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1964 and then from [[Fordham University School of Law]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.org/aboutus/person_detail.asp?id=1636|title=Daniel Oliver|website=The Independent Institute|accessdate=June 23, 2023}}</ref>

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==Early career==
From 1959 to 1962, Oliver served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], where he was stationed in California and Germany.

In 1965, he was a candidate {{citation needed|date=November 2021}} for New York's state assembly while campaigning with [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], in support of Buckley's New York City mayoral race.

In 1970, he worked as the director of research for [[James L. Buckley]]'s successful New York senatorial race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecandidamerican.com/bio/|title=About – Daniel Oliver|website=thecandidamerican.com|access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref>

==Reagan administration==
Oliver was the general counsel at the [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]] from 1981 to 1983 under President [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was general counsel at the [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S. Department of Agriculture]] from 1983 to 1986 before becoming the chairman of the [[Federal Trade Commission]], a position he held until 1990. He has an honorary doctoral degree from the [[Universidad Francisco Marroquin]], an honor also bestowed upon former U.S. Ambassador [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] and former Czech President [[Václav Klaus|Vaclav Klaus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufm.edu/index.php/Honorary_Doctoral_Degrees|title = Honorary Doctoral Degrees}}</ref>

The Oliver-run Federal Trade Commission was known as one of the most anti-cartelist in the nation's history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/04/27/daniel-oliver/d53bb117-8327-4de8-bcff-265ad9ee8093 |title=Daniel Oliver |date=1987-04-27 |author1=Caroline E. Mayer |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref>

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=== Milk Cartel Battle ===
One of Oliver's more famous battles took place from 1986 to 1987 when he led the fight to deregulate the price of milk in New York.

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He awarded a “National Consumer Fleece Award” to New York State Agriculture Commissioner Joseph Gerace for his support of the New York Milk Cartel, which prevented a [[New Jersey]] dairy from selling milk in parts of [[New York City]]. After Oliver, on the steps of City Hall at Christmas time, said Gerace had "brazenly upheld one of the most anti-consumer monopolies in the country", Oliver wished the Commissioner a "Fleece Navidad".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/12/23/fleecing-new-york-milk-consumers/7cece632-c729-4267-a6f7-413cc9adacdf |title='Fleecing' New York Milk Consumers |date=1986-12-23 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref> The quip garnered Oliver headlines nationwide, and shortly afterwards the state's support for the dairy cartel collapsed, and Gerace resigned under pressure from the [[Mario Cuomo|Cuomo administration]].

=== Health Insurance Cartel Battle ===
Oliver tried to repeal the insurance anti-trust exemption in health insurance markets in 1987, provoking a long and costly battle that he ultimately lost.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=892&dat=19870626&id=E_NSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hoIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5493,6480102&hl=en|title=Lat's repeal insurance exemption|newspaper=The Courier |date=June 26, 1987|access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref> Oliver's goal was to reduce the costs of American health insurance by removing barriers limiting competition—in this case, being the first FTC chairman to propose the destruction of the [[McCarran–Ferguson Act|McCarran-Ferguson Act]]. However, the issue has again received national attention in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article63786822.html Mcclatchy DC] (subscription required)</ref>

=== Airline competition===
Oliver defended airline deregulation in the 1980s and said it had allowed for more companies to enter the market and lower overall prices—saving Americans $100 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19880209&id=LpZiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=63cNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4756,1179403&hl=en|title = Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>


=== "The Oliver Effect" ===
Daniel Oliver grew up in New York City. He graduated from Harvard College and Fordham Law School. From 1959 to 1962, he served in the US. Army, stationed in California and Germany. In 1965, he was a candidate for New York's state assembly campaigning with William F. Buckley in his mayoral race. In 1970, he worked as the Director of Research for James L. Buckley's successful New York senatorial race.
Oliver's tenure at the FTC led some analysts to saying he sought to implement "The Oliver Effect" in product markets.<ref>"Competition produces better products at lower costs. Regulations have made the health insurance markets of our states no different from the New York City milk market before chairman Oliver came along. Who but an ideologue can doubt lifting those restrictive regulations can produce the Oliver Effect in health insurance costs, too?" Clark Judge, US News & World Report, July 9, 2012</ref> In this way, Oliver also argued against foreign trade restrictions, saying in 1986 that they cost Americans $50 billion a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19870214&id=B61QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6641,3088936&hl=en|title = Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>


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==Post-Reagan administration==
He has served as President of the academic-filled neoliberal [[Philadelphia_Society|Philadelphia Society]], and is a past senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, as well as chairman of the San Francisco-based [https://www.pacificresearch.org/ Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy].
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Oliver is chairman Emeritus of the [[Pacific Research Institute]], and chairman of the board of Education and Research Institute, an organization founded in 1974 by the late [[M. Stanton Evans]], one of the founders of the modern conservative movement in America.


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Oliver also writes a column as "The Candid American," which appears in a variety of publications including ''[[The Federalist (website)|The Federalist]]'', ''[[The Daily Caller]]'', ''Ricochet'', ''[[The American Conservative]]'', and ''[[The Washington Times]]''.
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==Early Career==


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He is also Senior Director of the Washington, D.C.-based White House Writers Group, a public policy and corporate consultancy. Oliver focuses particularly on anti-trust.
Oliver was the General Counsel at the Department of Education from 1981 to 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. He was General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture from 1983 to 1986 before becoming the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.


Previously, he served as president of the conservative [[Philadelphia Society]], and was a senior fellow at [[The Heritage Foundation]], and chairman of the [[San Francisco]]-based [[Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://phillysoc.org/about/past-presidents/|title = Presidents of the Philadelphia Society &#124; the Philadelphia Society}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whwg.com/principals/daniel-oliver/ |title=Daniel Oliver &#124; WHWG &#124; White House Writers Group |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510041243/http://www.whwg.com/principals/daniel-oliver/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Milk Cartel Battle==


==Personal==
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The Oliver-run Federal Trade Commission was known as one of the most [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/04/27/daniel-oliver/d53bb117-8327-4de8-bcff-265ad9ee8093/ anti-cartelist] in the nation's history. In 1986 and 1987 Oliver led the fight to deregulate the price of milk in New York. He awarded a “National Consumer Fleece Award” to New York State Agriculture Commissioner Joseph Gerace for his support of the New York Milk Cartel which prevented a New Jersey dairy from selling milk in parts of New York City. After Oliver, on the steps of City Hall at Christmas time, said Gerace had “brazenly upheld one of the most anti-consumer monopolies in the country” Oliver wished the Commissioner a “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/12/23/fleecing-new-york-milk-consumers/7cece632-c729-4267-a6f7-413cc9adacdf/ Fleece Navidad].” The quip garnered Oliver headlines nationwide, and shortly afterwards the state’s support for the dairy cartel collapsed, and Gerach resigned under pressure from the Cuomo administration.
Oliver is fluent in Russian and is a U.S. Army-trained linguist.<ref name="auto"/> He is married to Louise V. Oliver, U.S. ambassador to [[UNESCO]] in Paris from 2004 to 2009.<ref>
{{cite web
| title = Biography: Louise V. Oliver
| publisher = US Department of Stat
| url = https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/32314.htm
| date =
| access-date = 21 November 2016}}</ref>


Oliver is a member of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/extra-pope-denies-henry-viii-late-checkout-crisis-looms/|title = Extra! Pope Denies Henry VIII Late Checkout. Crisis Looms| date=June 11, 2015 }}</ref>
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==Post-Reagan Administration==


==See also==
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Oliver is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Pacific Research Institute, and Chairman of the Board of Education and Research Institute, an organization founded in 1974 by the late [[M._Stanton_Evans|M. Stanton Evans]], one of the founders of the modern conservative movement in America.
* [[National Review]]
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* [[Federal Trade Commission]]
* [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]]


==References ==
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Oliver also writes a column as “[http://www.TheCandidAmerican.com The Candid American],” which appears in a variety of publications including The Federalist, Daily Caller, Ricochet, The American Conservative, and The Washington Times.
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He is also Senior Director of the Washington, D.C.-based [http://www.whwg.com/ White House Writers Group], a public policy and corporate consultancy. Oliver focuses particularly on anti-trust.
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Latest revision as of 01:15, 19 September 2024

For other people named Daniel Oliver, see Daniel Oliver (disambiguation).

Daniel Oliver
Born
Daniel Oliver

(1939-03-10) March 10, 1939 (age 85)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Lawyer, writer, editor

Daniel Oliver (born March 10, 1939) was executive editor of National Review from 1973 to 1976 and chairman of the Federal Trade Commission from 1986 to 1990.[1] He was chairman of the National Review board and a trustee of the magazine made so by William F. Buckley, Jr., founder of the publication.[2]

Background

[edit]

Oliver grew up in New York City. He graduated from Harvard College in 1964 and then from Fordham University School of Law.[3]

Early career

[edit]

From 1959 to 1962, Oliver served in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in California and Germany.

In 1965, he was a candidate [citation needed] for New York's state assembly while campaigning with William F. Buckley, Jr., in support of Buckley's New York City mayoral race.

In 1970, he worked as the director of research for James L. Buckley's successful New York senatorial race.[4]

Reagan administration

[edit]

Oliver was the general counsel at the U.S. Department of Education from 1981 to 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. He was general counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1983 to 1986 before becoming the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, a position he held until 1990. He has an honorary doctoral degree from the Universidad Francisco Marroquin, an honor also bestowed upon former U.S. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick and former Czech President Vaclav Klaus.[5]

The Oliver-run Federal Trade Commission was known as one of the most anti-cartelist in the nation's history.[6]

Milk Cartel Battle

[edit]

One of Oliver's more famous battles took place from 1986 to 1987 when he led the fight to deregulate the price of milk in New York.

He awarded a “National Consumer Fleece Award” to New York State Agriculture Commissioner Joseph Gerace for his support of the New York Milk Cartel, which prevented a New Jersey dairy from selling milk in parts of New York City. After Oliver, on the steps of City Hall at Christmas time, said Gerace had "brazenly upheld one of the most anti-consumer monopolies in the country", Oliver wished the Commissioner a "Fleece Navidad".[7] The quip garnered Oliver headlines nationwide, and shortly afterwards the state's support for the dairy cartel collapsed, and Gerace resigned under pressure from the Cuomo administration.

Health Insurance Cartel Battle

[edit]

Oliver tried to repeal the insurance anti-trust exemption in health insurance markets in 1987, provoking a long and costly battle that he ultimately lost.[8] Oliver's goal was to reduce the costs of American health insurance by removing barriers limiting competition—in this case, being the first FTC chairman to propose the destruction of the McCarran-Ferguson Act. However, the issue has again received national attention in the 2016 presidential election.[9]

Airline competition

[edit]

Oliver defended airline deregulation in the 1980s and said it had allowed for more companies to enter the market and lower overall prices—saving Americans $100 billion.[10]

"The Oliver Effect"

[edit]

Oliver's tenure at the FTC led some analysts to saying he sought to implement "The Oliver Effect" in product markets.[11] In this way, Oliver also argued against foreign trade restrictions, saying in 1986 that they cost Americans $50 billion a year.[12]

Post-Reagan administration

[edit]

Oliver is chairman Emeritus of the Pacific Research Institute, and chairman of the board of Education and Research Institute, an organization founded in 1974 by the late M. Stanton Evans, one of the founders of the modern conservative movement in America.

Oliver also writes a column as "The Candid American," which appears in a variety of publications including The Federalist, The Daily Caller, Ricochet, The American Conservative, and The Washington Times.

He is also Senior Director of the Washington, D.C.-based White House Writers Group, a public policy and corporate consultancy. Oliver focuses particularly on anti-trust.

Previously, he served as president of the conservative Philadelphia Society, and was a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, and chairman of the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy.[13][14]

Personal

[edit]

Oliver is fluent in Russian and is a U.S. Army-trained linguist.[1] He is married to Louise V. Oliver, U.S. ambassador to UNESCO in Paris from 2004 to 2009.[15]

Oliver is a member of the Episcopal Church.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (June 29, 2004). "National Review Founder Says It's Time to Leave Stage". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Daniel Oliver". The Independent Institute. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "About – Daniel Oliver". thecandidamerican.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Honorary Doctoral Degrees".
  6. ^ Caroline E. Mayer (April 27, 1987). "Daniel Oliver". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  7. ^ "'Fleecing' New York Milk Consumers". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. December 23, 1986. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  8. ^ "Lat's repeal insurance exemption". The Courier. June 26, 1987. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Mcclatchy DC (subscription required)
  10. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  11. ^ "Competition produces better products at lower costs. Regulations have made the health insurance markets of our states no different from the New York City milk market before chairman Oliver came along. Who but an ideologue can doubt lifting those restrictive regulations can produce the Oliver Effect in health insurance costs, too?" Clark Judge, US News & World Report, July 9, 2012
  12. ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search".
  13. ^ "Presidents of the Philadelphia Society | the Philadelphia Society".
  14. ^ "Daniel Oliver | WHWG | White House Writers Group". Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "Biography: Louise V. Oliver". US Department of Stat. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  16. ^ "Extra! Pope Denies Henry VIII Late Checkout. Crisis Looms". June 11, 2015.
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