
Opinion
1912: When antitrust views collided in a presidential election
Today we fight over Big Tech. Over a century ago, the burning political question was what to do about trusts in agriculture, cigarettes, oil, electricity and steel.
Today we fight over Big Tech. Over a century ago, the burning political question was what to do about trusts in agriculture, cigarettes, oil, electricity and steel.
During the Reagan era, a permissive antitrust philosophy took root, setting the stage for the rise of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.
21st century antitrust activity targets the companies that mine our data and control so much of our digital infrastructure.
Antitrust law lies at the fault line where the ideology of the capitalist marketplace begins to self-destruct.