Deregulation, slayer of the free market

The theory is that free markets work to create efficiency as a result of competition. There is a need to produce the best product at the lowest cost because other companies will be doing the same. Some economists posit that regulation of industries harms the markets by limiting the activities a company can undertake to [...]

Must Read

The Jeffrey Rosen piece in the NY Times Sunday Magazine last weekend on the increasingly powerful voice of big business in the courts entitled Supreme Court Inc is must read stuff. Highly recommended. Though depressing, it also speaks to the change that an organized and well funded effort can produce with time.