NEW on #Capitalisnt: @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social's John Ioannidis joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss the relationship between capitalism and science & its future, and how both will have to respond to contemporary politics.

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NEW on #Capitalisnt: @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social discuss the Trump admin's plans to sell around 5% of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What would it mean for these #GSEs to go public?

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Can The Dollar Be Dethroned?, with Ken Rogoff | Capitalisn't Americans are often told that they benefit from the privilege of the dollar serving as the world's currency. A strong dollar makes imports cheaper, facilitates demand for American companies, and is ti...

Rogoff discusses his book with @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social on this week’s #Capitalisnt episode: www.capitalisnt.com/episodes/can...

NEW on #Capitalisnt: Journalist @davidsirota.com joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social to discuss how the Democratic Party has failed its commitment to the working class and how populist rage against its leadership is a “long overdue” opportunity.

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How Conflicts of Interest Shape Trust in Academic Work - ProMarket In a new NBER working paper, John M. Barrios, Filippo Lancieri, Joshua Levy, Shashank Singh, Tommaso Valletti, and Luigi Zingales explore the impact of various conflicts of interest on readers’ trust in academic research findings, uncovering significant nuances and implications for academia and policy. Trust in academic research is crucial as academia shapes policies, informs […]

NEW: In a new @nber.org working paper, John M. Barrios, @lancierifilippo.bsky.social, Joshua Levy, Shashank Singh, @tomvalletti.bsky.social, and @zingales.bsky.social explore the impact of various conflicts of interest on readers’ trust in academic research findings.

NEW on #Capitalisnt, investor Clifford Asness joins @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss how financial markets have changed due to new technologies and macroeconomic trends and how investment strategies must adapt.

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How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams | Capitalisn't Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Francisco, wrote an essay for the Harvard Business Review on why President Donald Trump attracted so many non-colleg...

To understand how the Democrats abandoned the working class, listen to our conversation with @JoanCWilliams about her latest book. www.capitalisnt.com/episodes/how...

Lina Khan's Vision of Capitalism | Capitalisn't Lina Khan recently concluded her term as one of the Biden administration’s most controversial leaders. Her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission raised the profile of the relatively obscure ...

Competency porn alert: @linamkhan.bsky.social not only knows her shit, but can communicate complex issues in way that makes them matter to normal people!!!! TY @bethanymclean.bsky.social & @zingales.bsky.social for a great interview. capitalisnt.com/episodes/lin...

The Economics of Law Firms’ Resistance to Trump, with John Morley | Capitalisn't The rule of law is essential to the flourishing of liberal democracy and capitalism. Yet, it is now under pressure in the United States, and corporate law firms are in the eye of the storm. Over the l...

How does the economics of Big Law affect their ability to fight Trump’s executive orders? We discuss this with @YaleLawSch Professor John Morley

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At #StiglerAntitrust25, Chicago Booth professor @zingales.bsky.social explains how market concentration limits independence: Journalists and even lawyers are pressured to stay silent to protect future work.

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Capitalisn't Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by Vanity Fair contribu...

OpenAI’s continued pursuit to restructure to a for-profit corporation has been fraught with drama. Is it a “textbook case of altruism vs. greed,” as the judge overseeing the case declared? @bethanymclean.bsky.social and @zingales.bsky.social discuss on a new #Capitalisnt tomorrow. Subscribe now:

Thanks. Very interesting

NEW on #Capitalisnt: As Washington and Silicon Valley power players seem to embrace the philosophy of "Dark Enlightenment," Bethany and Luigi explain what it means, tracing it from its origins to practical manifestations in Elon Musk’s DOGE and the race to develop AI.
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@zingales.bsky.social confronts the reality of a press owned by a billionaire, as he elaborates on his call to boycott the Washington Post’s op-ed section in response to owner Jeff Bezos decision to restrict what’s published.

Learn more about his invitation to boycott: promarket.org/2025/03/05/t...

Teaching Bezos a Lesson in Free Markets - ProMarket Luigi Zingales invites guest contributors to the Washington Post’s op-ed pages to boycott the opinion section in response to the recent decision by the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, to restrict certain i...

To paraphrase @zingales.bsky.social ...Unfortunately, there is no more opportune time to save capitalism from the capitalists.

No better place to have this discussion than UChicago, @stiglercenter.bsky.social and @promarket.bsky.social

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Capitalisn’t: Did NIMBYs Kill the American Dream? The <em>Atlantic&rsquo;s</em> Yoni Appelbaum explains how the issue of mobility has made homeownership more difficult.

Did NIMBYs kill the American dream?

The Atlantic’s @yappelbaum.bsky.social joins @zingales.bsky.social and
@bethanymclean.bsky.social to discuss how mobility has made homeownership more difficult. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/capit... #econsky

Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama Predicts Bitcoin Will Become Worthless - ProMarket Nobel Prize-winning economist Eugene Fama argues that Bitcoin is fundamentally flawed and predicts it has a near-certain chance of becoming worthless within a decade. In a conversation with Luigi Zing...

NEW: Nobel Prize-winning economist Eugene Fama argues that #Bitcoin is fundamentally flawed and predicts it has a near-certain chance of becoming worthless within a decade in conversation with @zingales.bsky.social and @bethanymclean.bsky.social on the #Capitalisnt podcast.

Capitalisn’t: Why This Nobel Economist Thinks Bitcoin Is Going to Zero Chicago Booth&rsquo;s Eugene F. Fama explains his skepticism about the world&rsquo;s biggest cryptocurrency.

Chicago Booth’s Eugene Fama—a Nobel laureate sometimes called the “Father of Modern Finance”— explains his skepticism about the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, via #Capitalisn't with @bethanymclean.bsky.social & @zingales.bsky.social www.chicagobooth.edu/review/capit... #EconSky #bitcoin

Eugene Fama, widely considered the “Father of Modern Finance,” predicts #Bitcoin’s demise as the Trump administration moves toward pro-crypto policy. Listen now to an all new #Capitalisnt, co-hosted by Bethany McLean and @zingales.bsky.social.

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On Tuesday, Bethany and I will interview Gene Fama about Bitcoin and cryptos for #Capitalisnt. Please send us your burning questions

NEW on @capitalisnt.bsky.social:

Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social (@harvard.edu @wzb.bsky.social) joins @bethanymclean.bsky.social & @zingales.bsky.social to discuss how big money has contributed to democratic decline. #Capitalisnt

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How Thousands of Tech and Pharma Mergers Escape Antitrust Scrutiny - ProMarket New research from Christopher Stewart, John Kepler, and Charles McClure shows that thousands of large mergers and acquisitions bypass antitrust review because current regulatory thresholds ignore inta...

New research from Stewart & McClure (@chicagobooth.bsky.social) and Kepler (@stanfordgsb.bsky.social) shows that thousands of large M&As bypass #antitrust review because current regulatory thresholds ignore intangible assets like IP and customer data. www.promarket.org/2024/12/18/h...

Real Shareholder Democracy Is the Answer to ESG Three academics propose “investor assemblies” as a response to the crisis in corporate governance.

A vast majority of Americans own corporate equity but have no voice in the value choices companies make. With Oliver Hart and Helene @landemore, we propose a mechanism to give them a voice that is feasible, economical, and politically neutral www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Argentinian DOGE Podcast Episode · Capitalisn't · 12/05/2024 · 48m

What will Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) do? We asked @fedesturze, the Argentinian DOGE who inspired Musk, what lessons he has for @elonmusk & @VivekGRamaswamy podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Fertility Crisis: Capitalism's Next Challenge, with Sir Niall Ferguson | Capitalisn't For years, the world worried about overpopulation and our capacity to sustain ever-increasing numbers of people. Now, the worry is underpopulation—and recent numbers are stunning. Fertility rate is th...

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What if we all got it wrong forever, and the real crisis is a precipitous population decline?