Khan v. Bezos, Part I

Khan v. Bezos, Part I
The Amazon.com logo and stock price information on screens at the Nasdaq Market Site in New York on Sept. 4, 2018. Mike Segar/Reuters
David Parker
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Not since 1933, when the Supreme Court found Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal unconstitutional, and more recently, in 2022, when the Supreme Court found Roe v. Wade unconstitutional, has there been an issue before the public of such genuine intellectual interest, the revisiting of the question: Should government regulate free markets for their own good? Lina Khan v. Jeff Bezos.

David Parker
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David Parker is an investor, author, jazz musician, and educator based in San Francisco. His books, “Income and Wealth” and “A San Francisco Conservative,” examine important topics in government, history, and economics, providing a much-needed historical perspective. His writing has appeared in The Economist and The Financial Times.
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