Donna Brazile: I find it hard to do long periods of time without intermittently checking my email. You suggest in the book that the monopoly problem is most serious, probably in healthcare. High prices, hospital consolidation, patients are not well informed, prices are not transparent. We got to fix that 24 hours in a day thing.
Author and economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks about his book, Big Business, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Cowen argues that big corporations in America are underrated and under-appreciated. He even defends the financial sector while adding some caveats along the way. This is a lively and contrarian look at a timely issue.