Questions of affordability, access, and democratic accountability are increasingly central to debates over competition, economic policy, and consumer protection.

In this issue of The Forum, Katherine Van Dyck examines how private equity and the pay-to-play model have reshaped youth sports, arguing that the United States is pricing too many children off the field. Seth Frotman and Ben Kaufman look to the Tax Injunction Act as a model for limiting federal court interference in economic policymaking. Lee Hepner and Stephanie T. Nguyen assess recent state efforts to regulate surveillance pricing and argue that lawmakers must avoid loopholes that allow personalized price discrimination to continue.

Together, these articles explore how policymakers can confront concentrated power, protect consumers and families, and preserve space for democratic economic reform.

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