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Antitrust
Paying College Athletes Has Created a Mess. It Was Still the Right Thing to Do.
For years, college sports made everyone rich except the players themselves. It was unfair, and reverting to the bad old days would be the real disaster.
March 17, 2026
Joe Nocera

Trump’s Tough-Talking Antitrust Chief Is Pushed Out
‘Competent technocrats do not survive the den of vipers,’ says one of Gail Slater’s allies about her sudden exit.
February 12, 2026
Gabe Kaminsky

Feuding, Factions, and MAGA Operatives Drive Trump’s Antitrust Policy
A tough antitrust policy is “absolutely central to MAGA,” says Steve Bannon. But some powerful officials inside the Trump administration have a very…
September 28, 2025
Gabe Kaminsky
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