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The Other Sherman’s March

How the younger brother of the famous general set out to destroy the scourge of monopoly power.
by Richard R. John via HNN on October 22, 2024
Fleet of Spirit Airways planes on airport tarmac

The Spirit Airlines Paradox

Without smart regulation, price competition turns into a race to the bottom.
by Phillip Longman via The Atlantic on January 19, 2024
President Theodore Roosevelt raising his hat to wave.

The Curse of Bigness

Until more Americans know what happened in periods such as the Gilded Age, they can’t protect themselves from those who abuse history to advance poor policy.
by Amity Shlaes via National Review on July 10, 2023
Harold "Red" Grange, one of the biggest stars of the early NFL.

NFL Television Broadcasting and the Federal Courts

The NFL's control over entertainment.
by Jake Kobrick via Federal Judicial Center on January 24, 2023
Illustration depicting workmen and firemen dragging a fireman and engineer from a Baltimore freight train during the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad strike.

The Railway Labor Act Allowed Congress to Break the Rail Strike. We Should Get Rid of It.

Congress was able to break the rail strike last week because of a century-old law designed to weaken the disruptive power of unions.
by Nelson Lichtenstein, Andrew Yamakawa Elrod via Jacobin on December 7, 2022
Black and white photo of workers opening bourbon barrels.

Bourbon Country

Examining the ingredients—time, grain, government regulations—that have made bourbon an enduring national favorite.
by Joseph Conforti, Varsha Venkatasubramanian, Seán S. McKeithan, Albert H. Tillson Jr., Patrick A. Lewis, Jack High, Clayton A. Coppin, Raymond Urban, Richard Mancke via JSTOR Daily on August 3, 2022
The Supreme Court behind trees

When the Supreme Court Makes a Mistake

The history of the Supreme Court is replete with outrages and abominations, but they can be tough to overcome.
by Peter S. Canellos via Politico Magazine on June 29, 2022
Illustration of catcher Buck Ewing of the New York Giants

Baseball's Reserve Clause and the "Antitrust Exemption"

The controversy between players and owners frequently brought baseball into the federal courts between the late nineteenth and late twentieth centuries.
by Jake Kobrick via Federal Judicial Center on May 18, 2022
Logo of AT&T used from 1969-1982.

The Breakup of "Ma Bell": United States v. AT&T

The US government broke up AT&T's monopoly over the telecom industry through an antitrust case in 1984, leading to a transformation of communication.
by Jake Kobrick via Federal Judicial Center on February 1, 2022
President Kennedy hands Senator Estes Kefauver the pen he used to sign a bill.

The Greatest Show of Them All

How a New Deal senator’s anti-monopoly investigations changed American business.
by Jill Priluck via Lapham’s Quarterly on April 8, 2019
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 presidential inauguration.

The First New Deal

Planning, market coordination, and the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933.
by Sanjukta Paul via Phenomenal World on March 28, 2024
An early Paramount logo, picturing the iconic ring of stars around a mountain with the words "A Paramount Release."

The Ruthless Rise and Fall of Paramount Pictures During Hollywood’s Golden Age

The venerable movie studio once defined the industry's zeal for consolidation, pioneering vertical integration and serving as the model for its major rivals.
by Thomas Doherty via The Hollywood Reporter on February 29, 2024
The Tri-City ValleyCats played in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s showcase game during induction weekend in 2004.

The Supreme Court May Overturn the Error That Made Major League Baseball Rich

A pair of minor league clubs are asking the court to reverse the league’s lucrative 101-year-old antitrust exemption.
by Matt Ford via The New Republic on September 21, 2023
March Madness Stadium

A Harsh Reality Lies Beneath the Glory of March Madness

Despite captivating the nation with their athleticism every March, collegiate basktball players remain an exploited labor force for the profit of the NCAA.
by Theresa Runstedtler via CNN on March 18, 2023
Picture of the field at the Cyclone's Stadium in Coney Island, New York.

How Government Devastated Minor League Baseball

And why stopping the subsidies can help bring it back.
by Matt Welch via Reason on October 10, 2021

Amid a Revival of Anti-Monopoly Sentiment, a New Book Traces Its History

Matt Stoller charts the shifts in American attitudes toward corporate consolidation.
by Kyle Sammin via National Review on October 15, 2019

Unchecked Power

How monopolies have flourished—and undermined democracy.
by Ganesh Sitaraman via The New Republic on November 29, 2018
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The NFL: America’s Socialist Utopia

The Super Bowl might be a capitalist bonanza — but its creation was the ultimate socialist act.
by Jesse Berrett via Made By History on February 2, 2018

The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement

A short history puts contemporary anti-monopoly movements in context.
by Ariel Ezrachi, Maurice E. Stucke via Harvard Business Review on December 15, 2017

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