Hal Singer and Darren Bush interview Randy Stutz, American Antitrust Institute’s New President, about DOJ’s suit against Apple, what competition means, and the future and current initiatives of AAI.
Darren and Hal interview Veena Dubal on Wendy’s (now-retracted) dynamic pricing plan, algorithmic wage discrimination, and misclassification of workers.
Antitrust Professor Zephyr Teachout of Fordham University Law School speaks with Hal Singer and Darren Bush about Netchoice v. Paxton, the Packers and Stockyards Act, and Antitrust and corruption.
Antitrust expert Cristina Caffarra speaks with Hal Singer and Darren Bush about competition regulation in Europe, merger review, the U.S. Google Trial, and the U.S. entrenchment of the consumer welfare standard.
Stacy Mitchell, Co-director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and author of the book “Big Box Swindle,” walks us through the Amazon complaint. (Interviewed by Hal Singer and Darren Bush)
Simcha Barkai walks us through his research on the labor share, including his latest findings that DOJ antitrust enforcement actions permanently increase employment and the labor share in the affected industry.
Upon returning to academia from the FTC, John Kwoka waxes eloquently on efficiency defenses, big tech, potential competition, and the forthcoming merger guidelines.
Sanjukta Paul, professor at Michigan Law School, chats about the pending Microsoft-Activision merger, the FTC’s proposal to ban non-competes, and Elon Musk’s “libertarian antics” on Twitter.
In the inaugural episode of the Slingshot, the Sling crew debates the Kroger-Albertson’s merger, the Ticketmaster-Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco, and whether the railroad legislation was the best possible outcome for workers.