Tanya Mosley

I think all of us do by now. I mean, very few people love it still. In part because of what has happened over the decades. Yes, continue.

I think all of us do by now. I mean, very few people love it still. In part because of what has happened over the decades. Yes, continue.

Yeah, he was a Yale law professor, right? Robert Bork, yes. And he invented this case for airline deregulation.

Yeah, he was a Yale law professor, right? Robert Bork, yes. And he invented this case for airline deregulation.

Yeah, he was a Yale law professor, right? Robert Bork, yes. And he invented this case for airline deregulation.

Right. So, OK, I think you're not alone in feeling, as I said, irrationally angry at the state of airline travel because of this. But to make this make sense for anyone under 40, can you first describe what airline travel looked like before deregulation?

Right. So, OK, I think you're not alone in feeling, as I said, irrationally angry at the state of airline travel because of this. But to make this make sense for anyone under 40, can you first describe what airline travel looked like before deregulation?

Right. So, OK, I think you're not alone in feeling, as I said, irrationally angry at the state of airline travel because of this. But to make this make sense for anyone under 40, can you first describe what airline travel looked like before deregulation?

But that price fixing, like the fixing of the price, though, I mean, it was also very expensive to fly, right?

But that price fixing, like the fixing of the price, though, I mean, it was also very expensive to fly, right?

But that price fixing, like the fixing of the price, though, I mean, it was also very expensive to fly, right?

You know, today, I think one of many things with airline travel that people get upset about Well, first off, it does seem like prices are all over the map. It's all based on the market. But what people really get upset about is how these incredibly profitable airlines continually get bailed out by taxpayers. What could travel actually look like if airlines were regulated today?

You know, today, I think one of many things with airline travel that people get upset about Well, first off, it does seem like prices are all over the map. It's all based on the market. But what people really get upset about is how these incredibly profitable airlines continually get bailed out by taxpayers. What could travel actually look like if airlines were regulated today?

You know, today, I think one of many things with airline travel that people get upset about Well, first off, it does seem like prices are all over the map. It's all based on the market. But what people really get upset about is how these incredibly profitable airlines continually get bailed out by taxpayers. What could travel actually look like if airlines were regulated today?

Okay, Ellie, let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, my guest today is legal scholar and author Ellie Mistal. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. We don't have time, Ellie, to go through all of the laws that you've highlighted in your book, but I do want to quickly go through a few more of your arguments.

Okay, Ellie, let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, my guest today is legal scholar and author Ellie Mistal. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. We don't have time, Ellie, to go through all of the laws that you've highlighted in your book, but I do want to quickly go through a few more of your arguments.

Okay, Ellie, let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, my guest today is legal scholar and author Ellie Mistal. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. We don't have time, Ellie, to go through all of the laws that you've highlighted in your book, but I do want to quickly go through a few more of your arguments.

We have, as you state, the least representative democracy among all wealthy nations in the world. But break this down because I think many people believe it's the exact opposite. We send representatives that in theory are supposed to represent us in Washington. Why is this system flawed?

We have, as you state, the least representative democracy among all wealthy nations in the world. But break this down because I think many people believe it's the exact opposite. We send representatives that in theory are supposed to represent us in Washington. Why is this system flawed?

We have, as you state, the least representative democracy among all wealthy nations in the world. But break this down because I think many people believe it's the exact opposite. We send representatives that in theory are supposed to represent us in Washington. Why is this system flawed?