Podcasting “We Should Not Endure a King”

Antitrust is a leftist cause.

5 min readFeb 28, 2022

Cartoon depiction of John D. Rockefeller wearing a crown with the names of rail lines that he effectively controlled. Image: Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library https://hti.osu.edu/opper/lesson-plans/business-versus-labor-and-the-role-of-government/images/the-king-of-the-combinations

This week on my podcast, I read my Medium column “We Should Not Endure a King: Antitrust is a political cause, not an economic one,” an essay addressed to my fellow leftists who are skeptical of antitrust as a “market” solution.

https://marker.medium.com/we-should-not-endure-a-king-dfef34628153

Podcasting “We Should Not Endure a King”

Antitrust is a leftist cause.

Written by Cory Doctorow