The Sling is a source for progressive antitrust and consumer protection law and economics.
Left of "Center."
Joined December 2022
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New from ISP fellow Madhavi Singh: “The Government Should Bring the Next Case Against Google for AI."
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You can watch (or listen) to the entire interview here:
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Learned so much about the dangers of the growing private legal system speaking with @brendan_ballou, author of the book "When Companies Run the Courts: How Forced Arbitration Became America's Secret Justice System" (2026).
Here's a teaser from our Slingshot interview, where I asked Brendan just how pervasive these provisions are in customer and employee contracts.
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The dismissal of the Helena, Chegg, and Penske lawsuits is a setback for publishers but not the end of the story.
My latest in @TheSlingOrg argues that the court rejected the theories pleaded, not every possible theory. A case of this scale should be brought by the government.
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Remember when neoliberal econs told us in the post-Covid period that companies were NOT taking advantage of inflation to raise their own prices in excess of any cost increase? They also told us that industry concentration didn't explain post-Covid price hikes. Well, economists at Northeastern University tested that proposition and found good evidence for this practice--what non-econs might call "gouging" or "profiteering"--in the airline industry. Go give it a read! (link in next tweet)
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Sports economist David Berri @wagesofwins explains in @TheSlingOrg how 77 U.S. Senators were duped into voting for the Protect College Sports Act. With luck and more attention to its defects, the measure will fail to pass the House.
Berri provides six facts about the economics of college sports that the Act's proponents (hello @tedcruz) either don't understand or intentionally ignore.
Here's a preview, containing my favorite line.
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According to a recent defense of law and economics, contemporary practitioners have abandoned the idea that law should maximize economic efficiency.
To put this claim to the test, Darren Bush, Mark Glick, and Gabriel Lozada reviewed twelve major law and economics textbooks.
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In the latest episode of the Slingshot, Darren and I interview @arindube about his book, "The Wage Standard: What's Wrong in the Labor Market and How to Fix It." In this segment, I ask Arin about the harms from outsourcing, and he tells the story of Frank Morley, a contract custodian at Harvard and member of the Harvard Living Wage Campaign.
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For @TheProspect, I reviewed @owenslindsay1's thought-provoking new book, "Gouged: The End of a Fair Price and What That Means for Your Wallet."
Here's how the review begins. Apologies to neoliberal economists in advance.
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I have a different take on how we arrived at the horribly rotten outcome in the Paramount case. The Trump administration’s deal with the Hollywood giant is only one example of his interference in DOJ's investigations. In several instances, career staff, tasked with enforcing the antitrust laws and often with decades of experience of doing just that, have been sidelined by their politically appointed bosses. Given Trump's transactional nature, and given evidence of a quid-pro-quo for other regulatory relief, it is time to start asking how to prevent the monetization of the White House.
My latest via @TheSlingOrg.
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Tuesday is coming fast (and if anyone has tips for not losing your voice while talking all day and night I need them) but one of the absolute best part of this journey is talking to people who have already read your book! Don’t miss this fantastic convo with @halsinger and @DylanGyauchL
Had the pleasure of interviewing Lindsay Owens (@owenslindsay1), about her new book, "Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--And What That Means for Your Wallet" on The Slingshot.
Here's a snippet where Lindsay explains the simple yet powerful role of the price tag in protecting consumers. And how surveillance pricing threatens that protection. Go give it a listen!
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Cali AG Rob Bonta's awful decision to let the comically anticompetitive Paramount/WB merger happen doesn't just spell disaster for entertainment and media. It clouds a once-hopeful picture of state antitrust enforcement. New from me in @TheSlingOrg
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The concentration numbers were sufficiently high. Tho the best theory of harm was on the worker side, as spelled out in this @TheSlingOrg piece. Yet the states neglected to include that (monopsony) theory in their complaint. It's a bad day for the anti-monopoly movement.
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Had the pleasure of interviewing Lindsay Owens (@owenslindsay1), about her new book, "Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--And What That Means for Your Wallet" on The Slingshot.
Here's a snippet where Lindsay explains the simple yet powerful role of the price tag in protecting consumers. And how surveillance pricing threatens that protection. Go give it a listen!
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I look forward to working with its editors and contributors to help publish ideas on the issues shaping the field.
If you’re interested in contributing to The Sling, submit your work here: thesling.org/submissions/. Law students are welcome to submit, too! 2/2
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Excited to share that I’ve joined the @TheSlingOrg’s newly formed editorial board.
Since its launch in 2022, The Sling has built a distinctive forum for antitrust commentary that challenges conventional thinking about economics, democracy, law, and liberty. 1/2
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Fun piece by sports economist @wagesofwins (David Berri) in @TheSlingOrg, asking why sports owners don't put their money with their mouth is and go on strike. Maybe because they don't generate any real value? 🤷♂️
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Cool new piece in @TheSlingOrg by @DeveshKRay that explores the impact of driverless taxis by comparing trips per hour (using a driver) in cities exposed and not exposed (e.g., New York City) to autonomous fleets. Go check it out!
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And for those interested in diving deeper into this issue, here’s a link to Hudson’s report.
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Had a good time interviewing Hudson Munoz, Executive Director of Guns Down America, about his new report on how large gun retailers are keeping gun prices inflated through a scheme that amounts to price fixing. Are high gun prices a bad thing? Well go watch our nerdy chat, with great commentary by my co-host Darren Bush.
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