One reason libertarians don’t trust the government is because so many well-intentioned programs end up either making things worse for the supposed beneficiaries, enriching powerful interests — or both. Norm Singleton highlights one such example: the federal Section 340B prescription drug program, which has quietly ballooned into a multi-billion-dollar market Read more…
This exclusive webinar presents findings from the new Fabrizio Ward / PUP Research poll on Alzheimer’s policy.
Following the end of the government shutdown, Congress and the White House are preparing to negotiate a Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill. One of the key issues on the table will be whether to extend the so-called “temporary” Obamacare subsidies first passed as part of the 2021 Covid relief bill. Read more…
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson may not always align perfectly with free-market principles, but his recent defense of American businesses and consumers against the European Union’s regulatory overreach deserves praise. As Norm Singleton writes in RealClearMarkets, Ferguson’s actions mark a welcome shift from his predecessor Lina Khan—who “assisted Read more…
What is Canada’s greatest export—Molson’s, hockey, or Neil Young? For over 50 years, Young has been one of the world’s most celebrated and versatile artists. But as Charles Sauer writes in RealClearMarkets, his latest move hits a sour note. In a recent decision, Neil Young announced he would pull his Read more…
Democrats think they can win the looming government shutdown debate by focusing on healthcare — one of the few issues where polling consistently shows they have an advantage.
The Market Institute has joined a coalition of free-market and pro-growth organizations in urging the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to approve the proposed merger between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS). In a letter sent to the Board, the coalition emphasized that the merger represents a major investment in Read more…
In a recent RealClearMarkets column, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton draws a sharp historical parallel between the government’s decades-long antitrust crusade against IBM and today’s efforts to “break up” Google. In 1969, the U.S. government sued International Business Machines (IBM), then the world’s largest corporation, for antitrust violations. The Read more…
The Washington Examiner highlights new polling data that reveal strong bipartisan enthusiasm for policies accelerating Alzheimer’s innovation.
In a recent Townhall column, Market Institute President Charles Sauer warns that the Biden administration is slowing down innovation in rail safety by stalling the approval of Automatic Track Inspections (ATI). These systems, Sauer writes, “harness advanced sensors and data analytics to scan tracks with greater frequency and precision than Read more…