Essays

SpaceX and the Evolving Defense-Industrial Problem

June 3, 2026 by Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) Business & Political Systems Market Competition Technology & Innovation

Check out Denny Center Student Fellow Rai Hasen Masoud's (F'27) analysis of the SpaceX IPO and U.S. defense industrial base.

Declining Administrative Capacity in Worker Law

November 21, 2025 by Ryan Haraden (L'27) Economic History Labor & Workforce

Check out the recent post from Denny Center Student Fellow, Ryan Haraden (L'27) to learn more about labor history and how declining administrative capacity is impacting workers and the U.S. economy.

The Architecture of Control: Market Power in the Attention Economy

September 5, 2025 by Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) Business & Political Systems Market Competition Technology & Innovation

Check out part 2 of our series on social media from Denny Center Student Fellow Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) to learn more about market power and antitrust issues within the attention economy.

The Attention Economy and the Collapse of Cognitive Autonomy

July 15, 2025 by Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) Business & Political Systems Technology & Innovation

Check out the first in a series on social media from Denny Center Student Fellow Rai Hasen Masoud (F'27) to learn more about the attention economy and it's impacts on our democracy.

Corporate Capture

October 22, 2024 by Bryce Bennett (L'25) Business & Political Systems

Are you interested in the 'revolving door' between the public and private sector? Check out Denny Center Student Fellow Bryce Bennett's (L'25) piece on corporate capture.

Dependence Corruption and Democracy

August 19, 2024 by Maximilian Laufer (L’25) Business & Political Systems

In part 2 of his series on regulatory capture, Denny Center Student Fellow Maximilian Laufer (L’25) discusses campaign finance and dependence corruption.