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The Politics of Antitrust
Why merger law is never pure economics—ideology, populism, and agency design matter as much as models.
Antitrust debates pit Chicago-school skepticism against Brandeisian fear of bigness; electorates swing between trust in experts and anger at platforms. Courts, not only agencies, interpret statutes shaped decades ago.
Maps and power
Corporate concentration and market power land in particular metros and states; regional economic data cannot prove illegality but shows where political pressure originates.
Plan note
This page corresponds to “The Politics of Antitrust” in the content plan’s P2 topic list and feeds off glossary entries on antitrust, competition, monopoly, market concentration, corporate concentration, and industrial policy.