The Curse of Bigness

In this Washington Post bestseller, policy advocate, Columbia Law School professor and New York Times opinion writer Tim Wu – creator of the phrase “net neutrality” – offers a concise, focused and surprisingly engaging history of US antitrust monitoring and of the powerful personalities involved. In weaving a colorful and dramatic tale, Wu makes a convincing argument that this neglected area of economic law fundamentally shapes the American economy. In an era of income inequality, high market concentration and technology giants, readers will find this a timely analysis.

Rana Foroohar wrote in The Financial Times that in this “sharp analysis of antitrust law…[Wu] makes an impassioned case for a return to an earlier interpretation of antitrust law, one focused on power.” Benjamin C. Waterhouse of The Washington Post called this a “brisk and impressively readable overview of the subject, vivid and compelling.”