FYI. We don’t have to accept efficiency as a synonym for firing workers. We can block/limit job-cutting strategies and incentivize firms to pursue efficiency built on skill and human input.
There’s something truly terrifying about how casually tech oligarchs now describe their plans to restructure society. They are publicly pitching to investors and governments a future where we are all obedient subjects under their control.
It's pleasing to see business professors and lawyers acknowledge that Amazon is largely the result of mergers that could have been challenged if the controlling law had been enforced during its acquisition spree between 1998 & 2022.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11151-024-09965-xIt is essential to remember never to take the defense bar's position seriously on any issue. No matter how mundane the reform, they will always complain. The FTC's New HSR Rule is just the perfect example. Here is a blog post from some Steptoe attorneys.
https://www.steptoe.com/en/news-publications/stepahead-antitrust-and-competition-insights/update-on-new-hsr-rule-ftc-continues-to-defend-and-implement-this-biden-era-rulemaking.html
Law & Economics is a nefarious force corrupting our courts. It has pushed the federal judiciary toward undermining the rule of law and emboldening corporate power, leaving American justice deeply corroded.
I just don't know how many more actions like these need to occur before judges stop being treated like punching bags by Big Tech.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.323520/gov.uscourts.wawd.323520.404.0.pdfI wonder what the Democratic party can do with this information. I am sure their hired hot shot consultants and establishment party insiders will know. (Obvious sarcasm)
https://news.gallup.com/poll/12751/labor-unions.aspx
This is a really insightful point from Don Moynihan. The Supreme Court’s Wilcox decision kneecaps Congress’ ability to legislate and build a durable and competent civil service. I am still bewildered by how much the GOP justices desire complete autocracy.
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/why-the-supreme-court-decision-on?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=trueIt’s amazing how Repubs & most Dems haven’t come to terms with the fact that the gov *needs* to spend money to drive innovation & support high-risk, high-reward ventures. That understanding is one of the primary factors behind China’s global dominance.
https://prospect.org/environment/2025-05-05-doge-obliterating-american-industry/
DOGE Is Obliterating American Industry
The Loan Programs Office is one of the most successful government agencies in history—or it was until Elon Musk arrived.
Sorry future scholars and researchers. Just because you are no longer in school doesn’t mean you stop buying textbooks. It’s just that the books you buy are old and out of print.
