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“Antitrust’s Conservative Future Confronting the tyranny of concentrated economic power”

May 18, 2025 theheist 0

an interesting view of monopolization from a member of the Federal Trade Commission, Mark Meador, FTC Commissioner Monopoly power has been a dominating force in […]

More Fire Engines and Monopolies

May 14, 2025 theheist 0

a follow up to my 2.24.2025 post on this topic Reuters is reporting that the International Association of Fire Fighters is asking the Dept. of […]

“The Techno-Optimist Manifesto” – more about tech billionaire ideology

April 9, 2025 theheist 0

The Techno-Optimist Manifesto by Marc Andreessenis a 2023 statement of a libertarian-technology-centric view of the world. This manifesto is primarily based on a faith-based understanding […]

American Compass – their conservative economics get it right, mostly

December 5, 2024 theheist 0

American Compass is a self-described think tank for conservative economics. From its Mission Statement page: “We are developing the conservative economic agenda to supplant blind […]

Competitive Capitalism – long dead in the US

November 17, 2024 theheist 0

A key part of the description of capitalism in orthodox (neoclassical) economics, and our political rhetoric, is the role competition between companies plays in keeping […]

Recently Noted – Robert Reich on breaking up Big Tech – a limited view

June 26, 2019 theheist 0

Robert Reich is continuing his series of brief YouTube videos on progressive view of the economy. This is a good introduction to the arguments for […]

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