Thom Lambert
@profthomlambert
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Author of “How to Regulate.” Mizzou Law prof (antitrust, corporations, contracts, regulatory economics). Recipient of much grace.✝️
Columbia, MO / Chicago
Joined February 2018
RT @AStuttaford: Reducing the power of the state to intervene in private commercial transactions such as that envisaged by Paramount is the….
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It’s 10:07 PM, and that’s the top of Europe—Mt Blanc—from my hotel room balcony. When I was here as a college kid 33 years ago, that glacier was much closer to town. But Chamonix still marvels.
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Switzerland is cuckoo gorgeous. This is the view from my table at dinner in Lausanne.
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Thom Lambert, a Mizzou Law prof, champions classical liberalism and economic liberty while critiquing antitrust overreach and political posturing with sharp wit. He's cheering law school pals, sipping G&Ts, and schooling social conservatives on private vs. public spheres. The X.
1. Go to your profile.2. Hit the grok button at the top.3. Post results
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If those are overlaps, then the market is enormous.
The FTC just approved Mars’ $36B acquisition of Kellanova (Kellogg’s), stating, “The Commission cares deeply about any competition concerns that affect American consumers, including in food products.”. I mean, COME ON. Mars has an infographic & catchphrase touting their overlaps!
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A “modern-day” monopoly is apparently when four highly efficient firms, none of which holds a majority market share nor has the ability to control market prices on its own, collectively possess a high market share.
A total of 4 companies control a whopping 80% of the entire beef-processing industry. That's a modern-day monopoly. The winners here? The monopolists - like Tyson Foods. The losers? Farmers & grocery shoppers. We need more industry competition in America
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So a government that “moves fast and breaks things up” is small government? I’m confused.
Big business loves big government . Because big government insulates big business from competition.
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“Based” apparently means “desperate to appeal to my base.” Why not just say you made a mistake, that you regret it, and that you’re sorry? Little kids know to do that. Not only is it the right thing to do, it’s also a flex move. It takes guts to admit error. Grow a pair,.
Sen. Mike Lee refuses to answer Qs regarding his controversial post in the wake of the MN shootings or his conversation with Sen. Tina Smith over the post. His aide attempted to shield our cameras as we questioned him.
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Very proud to have clerked for one of these NQs. Maybe we should continue to get the ABA’s views and then take the George Constanza approach.
So it’s all in one place, here are the prominent Republican judges to get partial NQs from the ABA:. Edith Jones.Jerry Smith.Sidney Fitzwater.Ricardo Hinojosa.Alice Batchelder.John Coffey.Dan Manion.Frank Easterbrook .Richard Posner.Alex Kozinski.John Noonan .Deanell Tacha .J.L.
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Right-wing, not conservative.
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Sen. Josh Hawley plans to introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
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Got a new jade plant for my entryway. What do y’all think?
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This will get this sad little man lots of likes and give him the dopamine he so craves, but if you think this is how Jesus would answer this question, you don’t know Jesus.
The tweet below is a serious question proposed by @megbasham that all church leaders sadly must consider carefully. Here’s my answer: 👇. c) The elders should tell the trans person to leave. *Sinners are welcome at church. *Sinning (in a public, visible, and egregious.
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When @ADFLegal and other social conservatives blur the line between public and private and argue that private businesses should be bound by the 1st Amendment, they’re shooting themselves in the foot. They’re also impugning their reputation as competent lawyers. Embarrassing. 4/4.
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Liberty University, unlike UVA, can ban gay professors. It can forbid pro-abortion rallies on campus. It can require religious adherence by its students & faculty. It can do these things because it’s not a government entity & thus isn’t subject to constitutional constraints. 3/4.
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Private entities like churches and religious schools can organize their affairs according to their own values, even when doing so involves what the secular world calls discrimination, precisely because they’re not subject to constitutional constraints. 2/4.
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Those grand Missouri white oaks finally finished their annual pollen dump. After a full day of cleaning (and breathing in pounds of pollen), the screen porch is open for business. Fixing a G&T to officially welcome summer!
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Ditto.
I was drawn into conservative and Republican politics because I learned from Hayek; and now am repelled because I learned from Hayek.
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This fella was president of the American Constitution Society at @MizzouLaw. I’m the advisor to the Federalist Society. He was a joy to teach and work with over the last three years—someone who stands up for his views, respectfully engages with those with whom he disagrees, keeps.
Completed law school and turned 27 yesterday! I would say it was a day to remember.
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