Daniel Hanley
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@danielahanley.bsky.social
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Law and Power | Daniel Hanley | Substack
Explaining antitrust law, antimonopoly, the consequences of concentrated corporate power, and how the law distributes power in our society. Click to read Law and Power, by Daniel Hanley, a Substack pu...
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Hi new followers, I am a senior legal analyst at the Open Markets Institute, where I write about antitrust law and how to make our economy fairer. I occasionally write in my newsletter Law and Power on Substack. Elated to build a new community here on Bluesky. danielhanley.substack.com
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The first draft of my effort to theorize the political/coalitional characteristics of student debt is out for review.
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
February 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The first draft of my effort to theorize the political/coalitional characteristics of student debt is out for review.
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
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The Post layoffs are an incalculable loss for local journalism, and one that we won't recover from anytime soon. But as billionaires destroy beloved institutions, it’s our job to build new ones. The @51st.news can't fill this void alone, but I think we owe it to DC to try.
51st.news/dc-bezos-was...
51st.news/dc-bezos-was...
DC local news deserves better than Jeff Bezos
Help us build our local newsroom, by D.C. for D.C.
51st.news
February 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The Post layoffs are an incalculable loss for local journalism, and one that we won't recover from anytime soon. But as billionaires destroy beloved institutions, it’s our job to build new ones. The @51st.news can't fill this void alone, but I think we owe it to DC to try.
51st.news/dc-bezos-was...
51st.news/dc-bezos-was...
The final version of Tara Pincock and I's paper detailing the intrinsic fairness foundations in antitrust law was just published in the latest online version of the Washington & Lee Law Review. Enjoy! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Rules of the Game: Lessons from Sports to Understand Antitrust Law’s Fairness Foundations
<p><span>Traditionally, courts and practitioners assert that the antitrust laws are simply about protecting competition, not competitors. In essence, these part
papers.ssrn.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The final version of Tara Pincock and I's paper detailing the intrinsic fairness foundations in antitrust law was just published in the latest online version of the Washington & Lee Law Review. Enjoy! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The follow-up question for journalists should be: is Intel still on track to build the manufacturing facilities that Congress appropriated that money to fund ?
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The follow-up question for journalists should be: is Intel still on track to build the manufacturing facilities that Congress appropriated that money to fund ?
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Recall that, in buying an equity stake in Intel, the Trump admin removed the conditions placed on the Biden CHIP grants requiring Intel to use it to boost domestic manufacturing
Intel then announced they planned to pay off their debts with the $
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Intel then announced they planned to pay off their debts with the $
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Recall that, in buying an equity stake in Intel, the Trump admin removed the conditions placed on the Biden CHIP grants requiring Intel to use it to boost domestic manufacturing
Intel then announced they planned to pay off their debts with the $
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Intel then announced they planned to pay off their debts with the $
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Yet another letter from members of congress urging the FTC and DOJ to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act. Good!
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/re...
(this is, by my count, the fifth letter from lawmakers advocating for RPA enforcement).
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/re...
(this is, by my count, the fifth letter from lawmakers advocating for RPA enforcement).
Grassley, Rounds, Colleagues Push DOJ, FTC to Renew Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement, Protect Small and Medium-Sized Businesses From Economic Discrimination | United States Senate Committee on the Judi...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Mike Rounds...
www.judiciary.senate.gov
January 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Yet another letter from members of congress urging the FTC and DOJ to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act. Good!
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/re...
(this is, by my count, the fifth letter from lawmakers advocating for RPA enforcement).
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/re...
(this is, by my count, the fifth letter from lawmakers advocating for RPA enforcement).
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The wood wide web: horizontal economic coordination at its finest
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The wood wide web: horizontal economic coordination at its finest
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screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
January 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
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Ever wonder about how PE took over so many public service sectors?
Look no further than this classic cycle: "Privatize services, let private companies run amok, and then declare that the gov't is the problem. Then, privatize more services..." and repeat.
Look no further than this classic cycle: "Privatize services, let private companies run amok, and then declare that the gov't is the problem. Then, privatize more services..." and repeat.
"If conservatives want someone to blame for the conditions that allowed for massive alleged fraud in Minnesota, they need only look in the mirror. They built this, and they spent years doing it." — @snipy.bsky.social
The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
Privatization and a lack of oversight creates a vicious cycle.
www.publicnotice.co
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Ever wonder about how PE took over so many public service sectors?
Look no further than this classic cycle: "Privatize services, let private companies run amok, and then declare that the gov't is the problem. Then, privatize more services..." and repeat.
Look no further than this classic cycle: "Privatize services, let private companies run amok, and then declare that the gov't is the problem. Then, privatize more services..." and repeat.
Katharina Pistor’s new book The Law of Capitalism and How to Transform It is fantastic and a must read.
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The Law of Capitalism and How to Transform It
A fascinating study of the legal underpinnings of capitalism, reasons why the system must be transformed, and actions we can take Even though capitalism h...
yalebooks.yale.edu
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Katharina Pistor’s new book The Law of Capitalism and How to Transform It is fantastic and a must read.
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...
September 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...
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🚨 New report out today from Garphil Julien and me on the hidden risks of US dependence on Chinese manufacturers of active pharma ingredients (API) — the basic inputs for making our essential medicines
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Report - America’s Next Rare Earths Crisis Is in Our Medicine Cabinet — Open Markets Institute
The Open Markets Institute released a report on China’s global dominance in the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and how the U.S. can and must correct its dependency problem.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚨 New report out today from Garphil Julien and me on the hidden risks of US dependence on Chinese manufacturers of active pharma ingredients (API) — the basic inputs for making our essential medicines
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1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
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To give credit to where credit is due, in January, @basel.bsky.social did a great job unearthing this problem.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-priv...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-priv...
Did a Private Equity Fire Truck Roll-Up Worsen the L.A. Fires?
During the LA fires, dozens of fire trucks sat in the boneyard, waiting for repairs the city couldn't afford. Why? A private equity roll-up made replacing and repairing those trucks much pricier.
www.thebignewsletter.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
To give credit to where credit is due, in January, @basel.bsky.social did a great job unearthing this problem.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-priv...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-priv...
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Private equity: is there anything it can't ruin? (gift link)
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Private equity: is there anything it can't ruin? (gift link)
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📢 Join us Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. ET for a talk with @danielahanley.bsky.social (@openmarkets.bsky.social) and Katherine Wyszkowski & Michael Murray (Mission:data) on the antitrust risks posed by U.S. electric utilities and their control over consumer energy-usage data.
thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...
thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...
December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
📢 Join us Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. ET for a talk with @danielahanley.bsky.social (@openmarkets.bsky.social) and Katherine Wyszkowski & Michael Murray (Mission:data) on the antitrust risks posed by U.S. electric utilities and their control over consumer energy-usage data.
thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...
thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...
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I’m excited to announce that today @openmarkets.bsky.social and Mission:data are jointly releasing a new report co-authored by Michael Murray,
Sandeep Vaheesan, Katherine Wyszkowski, and myself. A Thread and links below. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Sandeep Vaheesan, Katherine Wyszkowski, and myself. A Thread and links below. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Report - Utilities Are Blocking Virtual Power Plants, Driving Up Costs and Undermining Grid Reliability — Open Markets Institute
The Open Markets Institute and Mission:data Coalition published a joint report, “ Fair and Open Markets for Virtual Power Plants, " on how investor-owned utilities are stifling the growth of virtual p...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m excited to announce that today @openmarkets.bsky.social and Mission:data are jointly releasing a new report co-authored by Michael Murray,
Sandeep Vaheesan, Katherine Wyszkowski, and myself. A Thread and links below. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Sandeep Vaheesan, Katherine Wyszkowski, and myself. A Thread and links below. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
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In collaboration w/ @groundwork.bsky.social & @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, we convened hundreds of volunteers from across the country to investigate Instacart’s AI-assisted pricing experiments at popular grocery stores like Target & Kroger. Read our full investigation below:
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
www.consumerreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In collaboration w/ @groundwork.bsky.social & @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, we convened hundreds of volunteers from across the country to investigate Instacart’s AI-assisted pricing experiments at popular grocery stores like Target & Kroger. Read our full investigation below:
I’m excited to announce that today @openmarkets.bsky.social and Mission:data are jointly releasing a new report co-authored by Michael Murray,
Sandeep Vaheesan, Katherine Wyszkowski, and myself. A Thread and links below. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Sandeep Vaheesan, Katherine Wyszkowski, and myself. A Thread and links below. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Report - Utilities Are Blocking Virtual Power Plants, Driving Up Costs and Undermining Grid Reliability — Open Markets Institute
The Open Markets Institute and Mission:data Coalition published a joint report, “ Fair and Open Markets for Virtual Power Plants, " on how investor-owned utilities are stifling the growth of virtual p...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m excited to announce that today @openmarkets.bsky.social and Mission:data are jointly releasing a new report co-authored by Michael Murray,
Sandeep Vaheesan, Katherine Wyszkowski, and myself. A Thread and links below. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Sandeep Vaheesan, Katherine Wyszkowski, and myself. A Thread and links below. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
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You have two bids for Warner brothers. Both are illegal. The fact that one deal is extremely illegal doesn’t make the other deal legal
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
You have two bids for Warner brothers. Both are illegal. The fact that one deal is extremely illegal doesn’t make the other deal legal
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Growing backlash — It turns out a lot of people are not happy with their local school district and city spending millions with Amazon under sham contracts that specify dynamic pricing and shutout competing local suppliers.
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Growing backlash — It turns out a lot of people are not happy with their local school district and city spending millions with Amazon under sham contracts that specify dynamic pricing and shutout competing local suppliers.
A good heuristic to determine if antitrust scholarship is worth reading is if there is a favorable citation to Senator Sherman's quote about not tolerating "a king over...the necessaries of life." 21 Cong. Rec. 2457 (1890).
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A good heuristic to determine if antitrust scholarship is worth reading is if there is a favorable citation to Senator Sherman's quote about not tolerating "a king over...the necessaries of life." 21 Cong. Rec. 2457 (1890).
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We too often look at prices when talking about affordability & not enough at wages. As Harold Meyerson explains, had the bottom 90% earned the same share of national income they did in 1975, by 2023 they would have made an additional $79 trillion!
prospect.org/2025/12/03/7...
prospect.org/2025/12/03/7...
The $79 Trillion Heist - The American Prospect
We’re in an affordability crisis because workers aren’t being paid at the same levels they earned in the past.
prospect.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We too often look at prices when talking about affordability & not enough at wages. As Harold Meyerson explains, had the bottom 90% earned the same share of national income they did in 1975, by 2023 they would have made an additional $79 trillion!
prospect.org/2025/12/03/7...
prospect.org/2025/12/03/7...
Given the recent Epic Games ruling and controlling law, Google’s (attempted) move to kill all alternative methods of installing apps on Android and to require all applications to go through its exclusive system would violate antitrust laws.
tuta.com/blog/google-...
tuta.com/blog/google-...
Google wants to kill Android freedom: Say Goodbye to installing independent apps | Tuta
Google's plans have the potential to stop you from downloading independent apps and destroy platforms like F-Droid.
tuta.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Given the recent Epic Games ruling and controlling law, Google’s (attempted) move to kill all alternative methods of installing apps on Android and to require all applications to go through its exclusive system would violate antitrust laws.
tuta.com/blog/google-...
tuta.com/blog/google-...
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...