Indeed, while there’s a lot of anger in politics over the culture wars, we very rarely hear about the true threat to American culture, which are the financiers attempting to monopolize every nook and cranny of it.īut before I get to Otto’s article on Fanatics, I want to offer an announcement, and some good news. But I like this story because it’s a monopoly, or aspiring monopoly, over culture, like the dominant firms that organize cheerleading ( Varsity Brands ), music events ( Ticketmaster ), mixed martial arts ( Ultimate Fighting Championships ), or recently, college football, which is in a radical upending of its traditional conference structure due to Fox and Disney/ESPN. Naval Officer, and a sports card collector, as well as an incoming Associate Attorney at Burr & Forman LLP.įanatics is not the most important monopoly. ![]() Otto is a third year law student at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, a veteran U.S. Today’s issue is about a company called Fanatics, which has quietly, or not so quietly depending on your perspective, attempted to monopolize the business of baseball, football, and basketball cards collected by children and hobbyists. If you’d like to sign up to receive issues over email, you can do so here. ![]() Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power.
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