Monopoly and Competition

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Week in Review: July 8, 2017

Labor and WagesProtectionism and Free TradeU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyWorld HistoryMonopoly and Competition

Blog07/07/2017Mises Institute

Sometimes, "it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another."

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The Flint Water Disaster Shows Why We Need Markets

U.S. HistoryMonopoly and Competition

Blog07/06/2017Christopher Westley

Public television keeps alive the idea that disasters caused by government bureaucrats will be solved if only we get the "right" people to run things.

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If We Want "Unity," Government Must Become Weaker

Decentralization and SecessionMonopoly and CompetitionPolitical Theory

Blog06/23/2017Ryan McMaken

The problem of majorities oppressing minorities becomes worse the larger the government becomes. The answer is to make the state weaker.

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Privatize the New York City Subway System

Taxes and SpendingU.S. HistoryMonopoly and Competition

Blog06/19/2017Robert Fellner

“Evidence of government failure” calls for a return to privatization to “reduce costs, improve service quality, and accelerate technological change.”

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Government as the Source of Monopoly: US Airlines Edition

Monopoly and Competition

Blog06/16/2017Peter G. Klein

"Is Government the Source of Monopoly?" asked Chicago economist Yale Brozen. Yes, he answered.

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Week in Review: June 17, 2017

Big GovernmentProtectionism and Free TradeMonopoly and CompetitionPolitical TheoryPrivate Property

Blog06/16/2017Mises Institute

One might now say monetary policy has progressed from a policy of "ultra low" rates to simply a policy of low rates.

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The Eye-Care Industry Wants Big Government to Crush the Competition

The EntrepreneurMonopoly and Competition

Blog05/26/2017Jonathan Lee

In a typical case of an industry using government to fight the competition, the American Optometric Assoc. wants a monopoly in the eyecare industry.

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ESPN and the Bursting of the Sports Bubble

Media and CultureMonopoly and Competition

Blog05/23/2017William L. Anderson

ESPN is losing 10,000 customers per day, and this means big trouble for all of the sports entities that depend upon the big payouts that ESPN provides.

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