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Media

Twitter Refused to Promote the New Capitalisn’t Episode: This Is a Problem for Free Speech (and for American Health Care)

Stefano Feltri
Twitter banned political ads from its platform but has full discretion in deciding what constitutes a "political ad." The Stigler Center tried to promote...
Antitrust and Competition

"The Lack of Competition Has Deprived American Workers of $1.25 Trillion of Income"

Asher Schechter
French economist Thomas Philippon, author of the recent The Great Reversal, explains how Europe got to be better at free markets than the US and how...
Media

Bethany McLean’s Weekend Reading List: Doctors, Private Equity, SoftBank, and Investors' Environmental Goals

Bethany McLean
Corruption, lobbying, corporate malfeasance, and frauds: a weekly unconventional selection of must-read articles by investigative journalist Bethany McLean.    I love this piece because it sits right...
Academic Capture

Uber’s “Academic Research” Program: How to Use Famous Economists to Spread Corporate Narratives

Hubert Horan
Uber's employees co-authored academic papers with brand name scholars that were then used to back the company's PR and lobbying strategy. Published in respected...
Antitrust and Competition

The Qualcomm Case: Why Protecting American Tech Monopolies Is a Big Favor to China

Matt Stoller
The FTC sued the company that monopolized the market of components for cell phones with its aggressive patent policy. However, in the technological race...
Income Inequality

The Betrayal of Populism: Why the New Far Right Is the Real Threat to Our Democracy

Cas Mudde
Much of the discussion on populism focuses exclusively on protest against the political system: the protest of “the people” against “the elite.” But elites...
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