Stephen Dubner

This was the open markets group at the New America think tank, yeah?

This was the open markets group at the New America think tank, yeah?

This was the open markets group at the New America think tank, yeah?

It's one of those things that in retrospect seems obvious, like, yes, there's been so much consolidation in our economy, full stop. But at the time, I'm wondering if you felt like you were toiling in some forgotten corner of the economy, that this was something that people weren't paying much attention to at the moment?

It's one of those things that in retrospect seems obvious, like, yes, there's been so much consolidation in our economy, full stop. But at the time, I'm wondering if you felt like you were toiling in some forgotten corner of the economy, that this was something that people weren't paying much attention to at the moment?

It's one of those things that in retrospect seems obvious, like, yes, there's been so much consolidation in our economy, full stop. But at the time, I'm wondering if you felt like you were toiling in some forgotten corner of the economy, that this was something that people weren't paying much attention to at the moment?

I think most people pay a little bit of attention to what's going on in the world that they live in right now. Not a lot of attention, but a little bit of attention. And very few people read a lot of history. So we tend to respond to what's going on in the news, let's say in anti-competitive practice, based on what we know about the last couple of years.

I think most people pay a little bit of attention to what's going on in the world that they live in right now. Not a lot of attention, but a little bit of attention. And very few people read a lot of history. So we tend to respond to what's going on in the news, let's say in anti-competitive practice, based on what we know about the last couple of years.

I think most people pay a little bit of attention to what's going on in the world that they live in right now. Not a lot of attention, but a little bit of attention. And very few people read a lot of history. So we tend to respond to what's going on in the news, let's say in anti-competitive practice, based on what we know about the last couple of years.

Yeah, Facebook has gotten too big, Google's gotten too big, and therefore X or Y needs to be done. But that's not a particularly fruitful way to look at the world. It's nice to have some historical and even philosophical underpinnings. So if you could just talk about a quick history of competition law and how people long before us saw it

Yeah, Facebook has gotten too big, Google's gotten too big, and therefore X or Y needs to be done. But that's not a particularly fruitful way to look at the world. It's nice to have some historical and even philosophical underpinnings. So if you could just talk about a quick history of competition law and how people long before us saw it

Yeah, Facebook has gotten too big, Google's gotten too big, and therefore X or Y needs to be done. But that's not a particularly fruitful way to look at the world. It's nice to have some historical and even philosophical underpinnings. So if you could just talk about a quick history of competition law and how people long before us saw it

That wholesale revolution you're referring to, that includes what antitrust people call the Chicago School of Thought, named for University of Chicago legal scholars Robert Bork and Richard Posner, the economist Aaron Director and others. One person I spoke with who used to work with you made the note – and I'm curious if you think this is true –

That wholesale revolution you're referring to, that includes what antitrust people call the Chicago School of Thought, named for University of Chicago legal scholars Robert Bork and Richard Posner, the economist Aaron Director and others. One person I spoke with who used to work with you made the note – and I'm curious if you think this is true –

That wholesale revolution you're referring to, that includes what antitrust people call the Chicago School of Thought, named for University of Chicago legal scholars Robert Bork and Richard Posner, the economist Aaron Director and others. One person I spoke with who used to work with you made the note – and I'm curious if you think this is true –

That your youth really served you well in thinking this through, because rather than just accepting the current regulatory environment as it stood, you felt compelled to dig into that Chicago history. Can you walk me through what you saw there and how it shaped your thinking?

That your youth really served you well in thinking this through, because rather than just accepting the current regulatory environment as it stood, you felt compelled to dig into that Chicago history. Can you walk me through what you saw there and how it shaped your thinking?

That your youth really served you well in thinking this through, because rather than just accepting the current regulatory environment as it stood, you felt compelled to dig into that Chicago history. Can you walk me through what you saw there and how it shaped your thinking?

Do you feel that was a legitimate expectation or it was a little bit of a fig leaf?

Do you feel that was a legitimate expectation or it was a little bit of a fig leaf?