Ah how soon we forget . You remember Tom Brady and Cam Newton in the playoffs last year vs Denver ? Remember how little it seemed they could do , just because Denver was trouncing the oline so bad ? Teddy was under that kinda pressure every game . Check it <| sep |> And then in 1890 As Senator John Sherman put it , If we will not endure a king as a political power we should not endure a king over the production , transportation , and sale of any of the necessaries of life . Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act almost unanimously in 1890 , and it remains the core of antitrust policy . The Act makes it illegal to try to restrain trade or to form a monopolynow in 2016 , 6 companies control 90 % of all media , 10 control most of the food , 4 companies control most beer and liquor . Even upstarts like dollarshaveclub . com end up selling for a billion $$ to unilever . Presidents back then actually sued companies to prevent monopoliesbreak them up .