Ben Sperry

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Focused on the intersection of civil liberties and government regulation, from a law & economics perspective. Theology & basketball

@TOTMblog @LawEconCenter

Joined August 2012

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Ben Sperry @RBenSperry 2d

My latest @TOTMblog takes on the argument of Jonathan Haidt and others that social media is a collective action trap

tl;dr: A study of college students’ willingness to take a month off social media is a weak basis for violating the First Amendment rights of those under 16

Ben Sperry @RBenSperry Oct 27

Is there more to life than being ridiculously good looking? Maybe. But hopefully my face on this quote will get you to read my oped on antitrust and the first amendment

Int'l Ctr Law & Econ Verified account @LawEconCenter Oct 27

Five news networks jointly suspended coverage in protest. An antitrust investigation followed.

@RBenSperry in @usatodayopinion on the First Amendment’s protection of editorial choices, including what to cover and publish, and how it applies when networks act together. 🔗⬇️

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Ben Sperry @RBenSperry Oct 22

Two pieces out today on jawboning of the media through legal process. The first is an oped in the USA Today. I consider the announced DOJ investigation into the major news networks involved in the White House press pool. To put it plainly: this looks like retaliation for speech

USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion Oct 22

Opinion: The freedom to challenge the government cannot depend on whether officials approve of the challenge. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
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Ben Sperry @RBenSperry Oct 21

Reading through the judgment against Meta and have a few thoughts (a 🧵)

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Ben Sperry @RBenSperry Oct 20

This is the question. If prices are set by evil monopolists then why are they so bad at it?

Brian Albrecht Verified account @BrianCAlbrecht Oct 20

Look, it’s always possible illegal stuff is happening. And it should be prosecuted.

But if you think this is driving the big price swings, you aren’t thinking seriously about magnitudes.

To flip it around, what caused the big drops?
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