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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 1h

#TIL Amazon is the largest employer of Ph.D. economists. Gonna guess 99% of their time is devoted to "increasing output and innovation" while also lowering wages, benefits, and liability from worker grievances.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Excited to share that I’ve joined The Sling’s newly formed editorial board. Since its launch in 2022, The Sling has built a distinctive forum for antitrust commentary that challenges conventional thinking about economics, democracy, law, and liberty. 1/2

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My answer to why Google's Gemini has so many users is that the process is similar to making foie gras - Google is literally force feeding its adoption to consumer throughout all of its products. I made a slightly provocative image of this, but decided against posting it.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If you boil it down, the defining difference between progressive and conservative antitrusters is that the former wants shared governance by all, and the latter wants governance by judges, economists, and oligarchs.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 31/08/2026

The phenomenal singer-songwriter Jesse Welles just wrote a song called "The Nerd Reich" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...

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The Nerd Reich

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Once again, our pathetic judiciary fails us. The court in the Google Ad-Tech lawsuit rejected the DOJ's requested structural remedies, including forcing Google to divest AdX or DoubleClick.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In my Substack, I argue that the FTC needs to become an advocate for legislation again because it was once the most effective institution at getting Congress to act. Between 1918 & 1998, Congress enacted at least 15 laws as a result of FTC investigations. Read my article below.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I’m more confident every day that Americans will eventually see that the real barrier to having a democratic and responsive government that prioritizes their citizens' well-being is the dominant corporations working to keep us beholden to their whims for our entire lives.

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Richard Heppner 🤷🏼‍♂️ @rlheppner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Tag! The Jurisdiction Game - Trailer Info: civprogame.my.canva.site Crowd Sale, Aug 2–31: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/ta...

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Note to authors: neither the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, nor the Robinson-Patman Act was the first federal law aimed at restricting price discrimination. The USA has a longer history of doing that. The Telegraph Acts of the 1860s & Interstate Commerce Act (1887) came earlier.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I need to petition the American Psychiatric Association to add "Ivory Tower Brain Rot" to the DSM manual. The condition is rampant at American law schools. One symptom is an aversion to defending one's ideas to ordinary people. Another is believing people are one-dimensional.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In its 1936 annual report, the FTC correctly recognized that the purpose of the Robinson-Patman Act was to "restore equality of opportunity in business without penalizing service and efficiency." www.ftc.gov/sites/defau...

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Richard Heppner 🤷🏼‍♂️ @rlheppner.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Only 12 days left in the TAG! The Jurisdiction Game Crowd Sale. We've sold over 60 copies, and the discount is now up to 23% (over $17 off)! Why not order a copy today? www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/ta...

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 16/06/2026

Here is a public service announcement filmed by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1980s, and I promise that you would not correctly guess who pops up at the end if I gave you 10,000 tries

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Google owes Judge Mehta a thank you for his cowardice and erroneous application of the law.

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Rakeen Mabud @rmabud.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Honored to be in @lpeproject.bsky.social about the need for a power analysis in affordability politics. Narrow technocratic or deregulatory "affordability" misses the point: affordability is about confronting power dynamics at the core of the cost of living crisis. lpeproject.org/blog/afforda...

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Affordability Politics Needs a Power Analysis

A renewed focus on the cost of living crisis is a welcome and potentially unifying frame for the political left. Yet unless we confront the Trump administration's consolidated economic, cultural…

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The 2nd Trump admin delivered the final blow to the myth of the “neutral” state. The state was never neutral, nor can it ever be. Yet the lie endured. The public now sees clearly that the state picks winners. Politicians can no longer hide behind a veil of false neutrality. Good!

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

One cannot simultaneously be supportive of the rule of law and the rule of reason.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

On an ITIF webinar, Diana Moss of the euphemistically named Progressive Policy Institute said "Antitrust is…not some broad policy tool to attack myriad political, economic, and social problems." She is flatly wrong. See my two recent remarks for details👇 danielhanley.substack.com/p/recovering...

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

All nonfiction books should use footnotes (i.e., citations at the bottom of each page). Not end-of-chapter notes or end-of-book notes. Just straight up footnotes. Everything else is just so frustrating and cumbersome for the reader.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The DOJ's decision to approve the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is a complete dereliction of duty. The states and private parties must (once again) step in and uphold the rule of law. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

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Justice Department approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division signed off on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., allowing the blockbuster media merger to move forward.

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Elect Alexis for Maryland! @electalexis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Hi! I’m Alexis, and I’m running for U.S. Congress to represent #MD06. I’m a technologist, finance nerd, former regulator, and queer mom of 2. I’m not afraid of holding bullies accountable & my experience makes me uniquely qualified to do just that in Congress.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Appreciate Bill saying this. Hopefully, all the talent the DOJ is losing goes to state offices and plaintiffs’ firms. globalcompetitionreview.com/gcr-usa/arti...

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Simply put, my opponents won't (& may be can't) read the legislative history, statutory text, or jurisprudence. ICLE says (while also calling my org’s argument “bizarre”) that “Tampa Electric explicitly prescribed a rule of reason analysis.” No it didn’t. It's that simple folks.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

If the liberal SCOTUS justices were actually liberal they would ALWAYS provide a concurring or dissenting opinion covering a purposive approach to statutory interpretation and not just leave the conservative justices free to to use textualism without any rebuttal.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Emanuel Celler viewed the publishing of Bork and Bowman’s 1963 article in Fortune Magazine as a sign of the declining quality of Yale Law School. He’s not wrong.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Brown Shoe, Philadelphia National Bank, Von’s Grocery, Procter & Gamble, and Ford-Autolite were good decisions that effectuated Congress’s legislative directive with Section 7. Besides enacting bright-line rules, a renewed anti-merger policy would adhere to these decisions.

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Fight to Repair News @fight2repair.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Uncle Sam Pays $40,000 for an $8 Knob: The Case For Military Right To Repair, by @F2RNews open.substack.com/pub/fighttor... #righttorepair @warren.senate.gov

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The most disappointing aspect of the antitrust field is how shallow the thinking is among academics. Most spend their time writing about inconsequential technical issues rather than how the law can and should be used to improve our lives affirmatively. It's pathetic.

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Legal Accountability Center’s complaint against Brendan T. Carr, a Washington D.C. and Maryland-licensed attorney currently serving as the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) legalaccountability.org/actions/comp...

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A perfect visualization of the enshittification of Google search. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Terrific news. More states should be doing this. globalcompetitionreview.com/gcr-usa/arti...

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Law students would likely be shocked to find just how frequently the mainstream antitrust profession treats Circuit Court decisions as more controlling than Supreme Court rulings, a stance that blatantly contradicts the fundamental structure of our legal system.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A new article in the New England Journal of Medicine says what people like me have been saying for years: mergers are harmful and more rigorous enforcement is needed. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

It was a pleasure and a privilege to speak at Denver Law Review’s incredibly well-run, informative, and timely symposium on antitrust. A video recording of the symposium will be published in the coming weeks. I will also share my remarks soon.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Looking forward to speaking at Denver Law Review’s Volume 103 Symposium, Beyond Profit: Antitrust Regulation, Market Structure, and the Boundaries of Corporate Power this Friday. Details below. I will be publishing my remarks after the event.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Reminder to Dems and progressives: touting a policy as “pro-competition” or “pro-business” is uninspiring and misses the mark on what a progressive policy project aims to do. We are trying to create a more democratic, inclusive, & responsive political & economic system.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Looking forward to the panels at the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting today. If you’re attending, feel free to reach out or come say hello!

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Excited to share a draft of my forthcoming article, “Parker Immunity as a Wellspring of Democratic Governance,” to be published in volume 106 of the Denver Law Review.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking to the Harvard Law School Antitrust Association. I argued that corporations control our lives with impunity, & that antitrust law is vital to tackling this problem & enhancing the public's economic & political liberty. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I’m running for Congress! ❤️✌🏻

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I am immensely excited and grateful for the opportunity to speak @hls.harvard.edu on March 11. I will be discussing how antitrust is shapes power and democracy. If you are a current HLS student, please come to the event and say hello. hls.harvard.edu/events/the-r...

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The Role of Antitrust Law: From Technocratic to Democratic - Harvard Law School

HLSAA invites you a to a lunch talk with Daniel Hanley, Senior Legal Analyst of Open Markets Institute. Lunch will be provided. Daniel will discuss how antitrust law influences our democracy. Antitrus...

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Luke Herrine @lookheron.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The first draft of my effort to theorize the political/coalitional characteristics of student debt is out for review. It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions

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Abigail Higgins @abigailhiggins.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The Post layoffs are an incalculable loss for local journalism, and one that we won't recover from anytime soon. But as billionaires destroy beloved institutions, it’s our job to build new ones. The @51st.news can't fill this void alone, but I think we owe it to DC to try. 51st.news/dc-bezos-was...

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DC local news deserves better than Jeff Bezos

Help us build our local newsroom, by D.C. for D.C.

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Daniel Hanley @danielahanley.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The final version of Tara Pincock and I's paper detailing the intrinsic fairness foundations in antitrust law was just published in the latest online version of the Washington & Lee Law Review. Enjoy! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Rules of the Game: Lessons from Sports to Understand Antitrust Law’s Fairness Foundations

<p><span>Traditionally, courts and practitioners assert that the antitrust laws are simply about protecting competition, not competitors. In essence, these part

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Audrey Stienon @astienon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The follow-up question for journalists should be: is Intel still on track to build the manufacturing facilities that Congress appropriated that money to fund ?

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