Monopoly, Competition, and Antitrust: Rothbard as a Pioneer

Supporters Summit 2026 Dr. Shawn RItenour

Tags: Interventionism, Monopoly and Competition, Free Markets

10/23/2026 Shawn Ritenour

Dr. Shawn Ritenour shows how Rothbard’s subjective, praxeological price theory dismantles the “perfect competition vs. monopoly” framework and exposes antitrust as a shackle on the market rather than its savior.

Recorded in San Antonio, Texas, on October 23, 2026. Sponsored by David and Suzanne Britton-Ohl.

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