February 4, 2022
All people everywhere deserve free and open markets. This is only possible through regulation and enforcement. If there are no rules or legal consequences for those with the most access and control over our markets then we should expect it to be a den of thieves hiding their dirty deeds behind their political allies. Zero transparency is both anti-competitive and a breeding ground for corruption. Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants electric light the most efficient policeman. And publicity has already played an important part in the struggle against the Money Trust. - Louis Brandeis 1913.