Capitalism is fundamentally amoral, it’s an engine designed for accumulation, not ethics. Without a state to set the "rules of the road," the engine eventually runs off the cliff. But not all states are created equal. In our latest Capitalisn’t podcast I argue that if we want a

In Econ 101, the baker with bad bread goes out of business. This is "market discipline", a beautiful system that protects consumers without needing a bureaucrat. But look at digital platforms today. Does that discipline still exist? @doctorow joins Capitalisn’t this week to

13 years ago, I warned US capitalism was becoming Italian—the Warner Bros. fight proves I wasn't pessimistic enough. In my view, both Netflix & Paramount’s bids are blatantly illegal. But what is truly appalling, even to an Italian, is that legality seems like it might matter

.@mattyglesias joined our Capitalisn’t podcast to discuss his debate over Lina Khan’s proposal to price cap beer at Yankee stadium, what he thinks the anti-monopoly movement is getting wrong, and the difference between Abundance and Affordability. You can watch our full

Why does there seem to be a reluctance to break up big tech? @Columbia Law professor and author @superwuster shares how a cultural campaign in DC has rendered it taboo on this week's Capitalisn’t: https://t.co/8XsjusLgZ2

The FTC V. Meta ruling raises an important question: what can antitrust realistically achieve when challenges come years after a merger has already reshaped the market? We explore this on this week’s Capitalisn’t podcast:

Who governs corporations: owners or executives? ExxonMobil’s new “Retail Voting Program” lets small investors default to management’s choices indefinitely. At a moment when shareholder rights are already weakening, this doesn’t look like democratization, it looks like

Economists assume we’re perfectly rational, but we’re not. And pretending we are leads to bad policy and worse outcomes. @R_Thaler joins our podcast to discuss how this gap between theory and reality is distorting our economy. Listen & subscribe here:

🎓Welcome Day - PhD in Economics & Management @UniPadova 📅27 October, 9:30 am 📍Sala della Carità, Padua Inaugural lecture by @zingales_it (@ChicagoBooth) 'Citizen Investors: How the Democratization of Stock Ownership Can Improve Capitalism'. https://t.co/696VVU1zC3 #EconTwitter

NEW on #Capitalisnt: @PrincetonCITP director @random_walker joins @zingales and @bethanymac12 to explain why he believes #AI’s transformative impact is overstated. Drawing on his book "AI Snake Oil" (@PrincetonUPress), he argues that capitalism’s incentives can distort

What lessons can Japan’s economic stagnation offer the US and other developed economies? #Capitalisnt hosts @bethanymac12 and @zingales discuss with Takeo Hoshi of @UTokyo_News_en

NEW on #Capitalisnt: Takeo Hoshi, professor of economics at @UTokyo_News_en and leading expert on Japan’s financial system, joins @bethanymac12 and @zingales to discuss Japan’s lost decades of economic stagnation and missed opportunities, and if the US can avoid a similar fate if

“Instead of innovating, people will spend time trying to ingratiate Trump.” Listen to @zingales speak on the Trump admin’s request for US investors to pay a fee to the government as part to its TikTok deal on @NPR’s @UpFirst podcast. https://t.co/aJ8hCS0Rc7

NEW on #Capitalisnt: @StanfordMed’s John Ioannidis joins @zingales and @bethanymac12 to discuss the relationship between capitalism and science and its future, and how both will have to respond to contemporary politics. Listen: https://t.co/zvoSJisVFV

Luigi Zingales of the Capitalisn’t podcast joins us to discuss the US inevitable slide into populist politics. Watch the full episode: https://t.co/mjdoMe5HMU #capitalism #populism #politics #economics #trade

This week, the Trump admin announced it would sell around 5% of mortgage giants and #GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, reintroducing the two firms to private markets after 17 years of government conservatorship. But the question is, why is the government doing this? @bethanymac12

NEW on #Capitalisnt: Dan Rasmussen, CIO and founder of @verdadcap, joins @bethanymac12 and @zingales, to discuss the state of #privateequity, and what it means for investors, workers, and the American economy as a whole. Listen now: https://t.co/EnrGYPihd1

Khan discusses his book with @bethanymac12 and @zingales on this week’s #Capitalisnt episode: https://t.co/ohFARBYKjY

A fascinating conversation with CEO @salkhanacademy, a social entrepreneur who is changing the world for the better. We talk about education, not-for-profits, AI, and more. https://t.co/55L5V3kp24

How does billionaire ownership of mainstream media outlets (like Jeff Bezos’ WaPo) affect pubic discourse? Are these newspapers or lobbying instruments? Is the White House setting their agenda? Luigi @zingales casts a critical eye: https://t.co/3akhT7uJsu