The push to protect children online has become the latest justification for expanding government authority over the internet. In a new RealClearMarkets column, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton argues that proposals requiring identity verification for social media users would undermine online privacy, weaken parental authority, and fail to achieve Read more…
America’s patent system helped transform the United States into the world’s leading innovation economy by ensuring that anyone—not just the politically connected—could protect and profit from their ideas. But today, that competitive advantage is increasingly threatened by a regulatory system that leaves businesses waiting for answers instead of bringing new Read more…
A new Supreme Court ruling marks another significant step toward reining in the administrative state and restoring constitutional accountability. Writing in RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer argues that while Trump v. Slaughter strengthens presidential oversight of federal agencies, Congress must continue the work by reclaiming its constitutional lawmaking authority. Read more…
A bipartisan effort in Congress seeks to reinforce First Amendment protections by preventing federal officials from pressuring private companies to censor lawful speech. In a new RealClearMarkets column, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton examines the Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression (JAWBONE) Act and explains why it Read more…
A new opinion piece by Market Institute President Charles Sauer in RealClearMarkets argues that policymakers should resist efforts to ban personalized pricing, warning that government intervention would undermine consumer choice and market efficiency. As retailers like Kroger and Walmart adopt digital shelf labels, critics have raised concerns over so-called “surveillance Read more…
A newly published paper in The Milbank Quarterly adds to the growing body of evidence that the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program has strayed far from its original purpose, strengthening the case for meaningful congressional reform. In a recent RealClearMarkets commentary, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton highlights Stretching Scarce Read more…
A new RealClearHealth op-ed by Dr. Craig Wax argues that if Congress is serious about reducing healthcare costs and increasing competition, lawmakers must reform one of the federal government’s biggest distortions: Medicare’s unequal payment system. Dr. Wax explains how current Medicare policy allows hospital systems to charge significantly more than Read more…
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) is back before Congress, and in a new RealClearMarkets op-ed, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton argues lawmakers should finally let the legislation die. Comparing the bill to Dr. Frankenstein’s infamous creation, Singleton writes that Senators Amy Klobuchar and Charles Grassley continue Read more…
In a new column published in RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton examines recent testimony from FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador before the Senate Commerce Committee. Singleton argues that Ferguson’s remarks represent a significant departure from the expansive antitrust philosophy that characterized the previous FTC leadership. Read more…
Innovation has been central to America’s economic success since the nation’s founding. In a new column for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer argues that policymakers should remember the vital role patents have played in driving growth, investment, and technological advancement. Sauer traces the history of patents from the earliest Read more…