For decades, conservative economic thought on the virtues of the free market has reigned supreme in American jurisprudence, nourished by scholars at places such as the University of Chicago and George Mason University.
The University of Utah is looking to change that.
With a new initiative dubbed “The Utah Project on Antitrust and Consumer Protection,” the university wants to position itself as a center of progressive economic thought and policymaking even though it’s based in a state better-known for its conservative politics.
