Competition and Monopoly

Tags: Austrian Economics Overview, Monopoly and Competition

07/22/2025 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Competition is a relentless, dynamic process of entrepreneurship and discovery. Tom DiLorenzo exposes how antitrust laws, rooted in flawed theories of monopoly and “perfect competition,” have served as government tools to punish success, stifle innovation, and prop up politically favored monopolies

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 22, 2025.

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