We are faced with corporate power so vast it spawned a conservative antitrust movement.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Aftermath: The First Corporate Casualty of the Iran War
Spirit Airlines’ demise can be directly traced to the rise in jet fuel prices. That hasn’t stopped corporate Democrats from blaming Biden-era merger policy.
Posted inTAP
Objective News Coverage? Not on the Ellisons’ Watch!
With their mega-purchase up for administration approval, they compelled CBS News to honor Trump last week.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Meta Is a Monopoly Even if TikTok Can Compete
It is foolish to suggest that competition anywhere proves that a company isn’t a monopoly.
Posted inPodcasts
Organized Money: The Live Nation Ticketmaster Verdict
State AGs pick up the Fed’s slack and win one for the fans.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Deal That Could Destroy Hollywood
Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. would be a huge blow to filmmakers and film lovers alike.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Live Nation Verdict Serves as a Warning
Companies thought they could get away with anything while Donald Trump was in office. But today they have a new problem: state attorneys general, and juries full of ordinary Americans.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Khan vs. Cutter: A Tale of Two Careers
It was the age of corruption, and maybe, it was also the age of integrity.
Posted inBooks
Vertical Vertigo
Brian Callaci’s book describes the deregulatory strategies franchisors use to protect their profits.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Retrospective on Bidenomics
Joe Biden listened to the left on full employment. But the lasting effects were wanting, and the politics were brutal.