Rob Larson

Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of several books including Bit Tyrants, Capitalism vs. Freedom, and Mastering the Universe.

8 articles

The D&S Debrief

Interview: The Consumer Credit Oligopoly

An interview with Rob Larson

Rob Larson Nov 28, 2025

November/December 2025

Discredited

The Ham-fisted Tyranny of the Credit Agency Oligopoly

Rob Larson Nov 24, 2025

January/February 2020

Rebooting Big Tech

What's the best way to fix Silicon Valley?

Rob Larson Jan 1, 2020

July/August 2018

Neutralized

Big Tech's Retreat from Net Neutrality

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2018

Issue 319

The Economics of Net Neutrality

First in an article series: MONEY YELLS!--Market Power and Corporate Control of Information.

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2015

July/August 2013

Frackonomics

The Science and Economics of the Gas Boom

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2013

Issue 291

Underwater

Profits and pay are sky-high, even as bad loans are sinking the megabanks.

Rob Larson Nov 1, 2010

Issue 289

Not Too Big Enough

How the "too-big-to-fail" banks got that way, and why the current banking reform won't solve the problem.

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2010

Health Insurance for 20 Million is at Risk

The American Dream, We Hardly Knew You

The Motherhood Gamble