The DSA platform is not a serious work of political horse-trading but a wish list that is unusually unspecific and thoughtless about the economic challenges. We don’t have to learn that lesson again. 

There are concerns among policymakers that algorithmic pricing could facilitate otherwise unlawful collusion among competitors. However, with a few notable exceptions, it usually fosters competitive behavior. It reduces the costs of monitoring and responding to market conditions, thereby making an old process more efficient.

Republicans warning that communists are taking over the Democratic Party might first ask why their own administration is so eager to have the government acquire pieces of private companies.