Slingshot

Eric Beinhocker, Professor at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government, discusses his forthcoming book, Market Humanism, which sets out a new economic paradigm to replace neoliberalism.

Hal and Darren speak with Brian Callaci about his new book, Chain of Command, as well as the impact of AI on labor markets and Brian’s empirical paper on measuring the wage effect of no-poach agreements. 

Basel Musharbash of the Antimonopoly Counsel explains the cause of skyrocketing prices for groceries and housing.

Tim Wu, Professor at Columbia Law School, former advisor in the Biden White House is the author of the new book, The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity (2025).  Hal and Darren chat about the book, platform competition, and Tim’s New York Times pieces on Meta and the 1st Amendment.

Daniel Boguslaw and Dylan Gyauch-Lewis come onto the show to discuss why the latest revelation of Larry Summers's entanglements with Jeffrey Epstein are different from prior revelations, as well as the extent to which Summers was platformed so out of proportion with how his punditry played out.

Erik Peinert, assistant professor of political science at Boston University, discusses his book, "Monopoly Politics: Competition and Learning in the Evolution of Policy Regimes” and recent LPB Blog Post with Hal Singer and Darren Bush

Hal and Darren discuss remedies in the Google search case with AELP’s Laurel Kilgour.

Darren and Hal discuss the FTC's pending challenge of Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp with John Newman, former deputy director the FTC's Bureau of Competition.

Professor Mehrsa Baradaran, UC Irvine School of Law, discusses her book "The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America" (Liveright/Norton Press 2024) with Hal Singer and Darren Bush.

The Slingshot crew chats with Katie Wells about her new study on the uberization of nursing, as well as her new book “Disrupting DC: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City.”

Darren and Hal interview John Farrell, director of Energy Democracy Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, about his new study detailing the myriad ways in which the monopoly utility model imposes significant costs on society.

Hal and Darren interview Isabella Weber, economics professor at University Massachusetts Amherst, to discuss the impact of inflation on voter sentiment and economic tools outside of monetary policy to address future supply shocks. 

Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, who runs the Revolving Door Project’s Economic Media Project, and Luke Goldstein, writing fellow at The American Prospect, discuss price gouging, RealPage and rental markets, and Kroger/Albertson’s with Hal Singer and Darren Bush. 

Darren and Hal interview David Berri, professor of economics at Southern Utah University, about David’s new book, Slaying The Trolls. They also discuss Caitlin Clark and the gender-wage gap in basketball, as well as the NCAA's efforts to promote women’s sports.

Sandeep Vaheesan, legal director of Open Markets, discusses the FTC's new rule that bans existing non-competes for nearly all employees, the FTC's challenge of the fashion merger between Tapestry and Capri, and his new paper “A Revival of Nondomination in Antitrust Law.

Hal Singer and Darren Bush interview Randy Stutz, American Antitrust Institute’s New President, about DOJ’s suit against Apple, what competition means, and the future and current initiatives of AAI.

 Darren and Hal interview Veena Dubal on Wendy’s (now-retracted) dynamic pricing plan, algorithmic wage  discrimination , and misclassification of workers. 

Antitrust Professor Zephyr Teachout of Fordham University Law School speaks with Hal Singer and Darren Bush about Netchoice v. Paxton, the Packers and Stockyards Act, and Antitrust and corruption.

Antitrust expert Cristina Caffarra speaks with Hal Singer and Darren Bush about competition regulation in Europe, merger review, the U.S. Google Trial, and the U.S. entrenchment of the consumer welfare standard. 

Stacy Mitchell, Co-director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and author of the book "Big Box Swindle," walks us through the Amazon complaint. (Interviewed by Hal Singer and Darren Bush)

Simcha Barkai walks us through his research on the labor share, including his latest findings that DOJ antitrust enforcement actions permanently increase employment and lead to a “precise increase” in the labor share in the affected industry.

 Matt Stoller from the American Economic Liberties Project is interviewed by Hal Singer and Darren Bush. 

Steve Salop is interviewed by Theodosia Stavroulaki, Hal Singer, and Darren Bush about his least favorite monopolization cases, price fixing, Joint Negotiation Entities, and Labor worker protections.

 Hiba Hafiz, professor at Boston College Law School and expert advisor to the FTC, is interviewed by Darren Bush, Hal Singer, and Marshall Steinbaum about the application of antitrust law to labor markets.

In which Marshall Steinbaum, Hal Singer, and Darren Bush interview Cory Doctorow on matters "Chokepoint Capitalism" and unrigging of labor markets.

 Elettra Bietti, Mark Glick, Hal Singer, and Darren Bush grill John Kwoka (recently returned to academia from the FTC) on efficiencies, big tech, potential competition, and the merger guidelines. 

 Discussing Evan Starr’s research on employment non-competes, Andrea’s work on FTC funding needs, and some short discussion on airlines. Evan StarrAndrea BeatyMarshall SteinbaumHal SingerDarren Bush

The Sling crew was joined by special guest, Sanjukta Paul, professor at Michigan Law School, to discuss the pending Microsoft-Activision merger, the FTC’s proposal to ban non-competes, and Elon Musk’s “libertarian antics” on Twitter.

In the inaugural episode of the Slingshot, the Sling crew debates the Kroger-Albertson’s merger, the Ticketmaster-Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco, and whether the railroad legislation was the best possible outcome for workers.