Pivot Monopoly Isn't A Game (with Lina Khan) - Stay Tuned with Preet
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May 27, 2025 
Lina Khan, the youngest-ever chair of the Federal Trade Commission, joins Preet to discuss the pressing issue of monopoly power. She reveals the surprising bipartisan support for antitrust enforcement and shares her journey from a law student publishing a landmark paper on Amazon to leading the FTC. The conversation underscores the significant impact monopolies have on competition, innovation, and consumers. Khan also highlights the complexities of antitrust laws in the digital age and the challenges small businesses face against corporate dominance.
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Bipartisan Antitrust Support
- Antitrust enforcement garners unusual bipartisan support from diverse figures like AOC, Elizabeth Warren, J.D. Vance, and Matt Gaetz.
- This signifies consensus on skepticism towards economic monopolies transcending political divides.
Monopoly Threatens Freedom
- Antitrust laws aim to prevent extreme economic power that threatens freedoms, similar to how political monopolies are resisted.
- The U.S. economy was designed to avoid replacing monarchs with corporate monopolists, protecting liberty.
Harm from Market Consolidation
- Market consolidation causes real problems like product shortages, higher prices, and lower wages.
- Extreme company power blocks competition, harms small businesses, and worsens consumer outcomes.