Discover what defines a monopolist, explore real-world examples, and understand criticisms, including how monopolies impact ...

For the past year, The American Conservative has provided a platform to write about monopolies and the problems of concentration. This is the last piece in the series. On these pages, we have been ...

The past year and a half has been, to put it mildly, a weird time. Americans have grappled with the COVID-19 crisis, as well as with the associated economic fallout that revealed cracks in a number of ...

Can a company be monopolistic even though it does not exclude competition? Last week the U.S. Supreme Court said yes. In a unanimous decision which greatly broadened the definition of monopoly, the ...

The word "monopoly" has a negative reputation in the investment and economic communities, as it is often linked to abusive ...

A monopoly happens when a business dominates an industry or sector and can therefore control price changes and create entry barriers for competitors. It’s often used as shorthand in the eyes of the ...

Free markets left to themselves in a capitalist context are great at producing wealth, but will inevitably tend to concentrate that wealth in ever fewer hands, leading to increasing inequalities of ...

From tech companies to airlines and streaming services, monopolies are becoming more problematic around the world.