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Ted Tatos

The Harm to Consumers and Sellers from Universal Commerce Protocol, in Google’s Own Words

Ted Tatos

January 16, 2026

Investors Have a Large Footprint in Certain Rental Markets. It Just Depends on Where You Look.

Josh Higham and Hal Singer

January 15, 2026

The Pathology of Surveillance Pricing: The Role of Oligopoly and Market Failure

Randy Kim

January 6, 2026

The Economist Claims “America’s Affordability Crisis Is (Mostly) a Mirage.” When It Comes to Rental Affordability, That’s Demonstrably False.

Hal Singer and Logan Summerlin

January 6, 2026

The Netflix-Warner Brothers Merger Would Harm Streaming Subscribers. It Should Be Blocked.

Jacob Linger and Hal Singer

December 18, 2025

How Algorithms on Amazon “Look to Raise Prices 24/7” (and Why That Prime Day “Deal” Really Isn’t)

Ted Tatos

December 14, 2025

The Antitrust Case Against Airbnb

Hal Singer

December 12, 2025

The Attack on Judge Boasberg Burns the FTC’s Credibility

Bryce Tuttle

December 4, 2025

A 50-Year Mortgage Is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea

Ted Tatos

November 11, 2025

To Limit Hunger, Progressives Should Embrace This Price Discrimination Plan

Gavin A. Sicard and Hal Singer

November 10, 2025

Deciphering the Meaning of This Year’s Nobel Prize in Economics

Hal Singer

October 17, 2025

To Preserve Railroad Competition, the STB Should Separate the Track from the Train

Peter Carstensen

October 16, 2025

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