Market Institute President Charles Sauer warns that the Federal Trade Commission’s latest attack on Amazon could undermine the very affordability concerns that policymakers say they want to address. In a new piece for RealClearMarkets, “Trump’s FTC Places a Bull’s Eye on Affordability,” Sauer argues that FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson’s lawsuit Read more…
In a new piece for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton argues that efforts to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger misunderstand how dramatically the entertainment market has changed. The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division approved the merger in June, but a coalition of 12 state attorneys general is suing Read more…
In a new piece for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer warns that the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to police alleged ideological bias in artificial intelligence threatens both free speech and the competitive market that is driving AI innovation. Sauer points to the FTC’s proposed policy statement on AI accuracy, Read more…
In a new piece for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer takes on Vice President JD Vance’s call for a Republican economic agenda that moves beyond the “old free-market consensus” in favor of a more interventionist approach to the economy. During a recent appearance on Michael Knowles’s podcast, Vance credited Read more…
Market Institute President Charles Sauer writes in the Boston Herald that Massachusetts has an opportunity to lead the fight against fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare Advantage by addressing the incentives that encourage insurers to inflate patient diagnoses and collect higher government reimbursements. Medicare Advantage now serves roughly 35 million Read more…
Market Institute President Charles Sauer is calling on Congress to make Alzheimer’s early detection a priority when lawmakers return from August recess. In a new op-ed for the Daily Caller, Sauer argues that Congress should move quickly on the bipartisan ASAP Act, legislation designed to create a Medicare coverage pathway Read more…
President Trump’s “liberation” tariffs are already raising costs for American businesses and consumers. Small manufacturers like Bunch Bikes in Denton, Ohio have seen production costs jump more than $1,000 per bike. Polls show 72% of small business owners are either raising prices and losing customers or absorbing the costs and Read more…
Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton is sounding the alarm over “Kids Over Clicks,” the first major policy proposal from Project 2029, a Democratic effort to develop a governing agenda for the next Democratic president. In a new piece for RealClearMarkets, Singleton argues that while the proposal is being sold Read more…
Market Institute President Charles Sauer joined Steve Gruber to discuss the spending battle on Capitol Hill and how healthcare reform could help bring skeptical Republicans on board. Sauer argues that while lawmakers fight over a relatively small piece of the federal budget, they are overlooking major opportunities for savings by Read more…
As Congress debates the future of Reconciliation 3.0, Republicans face mounting pressure to balance fiscal discipline with advancing their legislative agenda. In a new Washington Examiner op-ed, Market Institute President Charles Sauer argues lawmakers don’t have to choose between the two. Instead, Sauer points to long-overdue reforms within Medicare and Read more…