An article by Market Institute President Charles Sauer in RealClearMarkets warns that government officials in both parties are increasingly tempted to use federal power to pressure, punish, or silence speech they disagree with — a trend that threatens the First Amendment regardless of who controls Washington. Sauer points to President Read more…
Media entrepreneur Ted Turner built one of the most influential media empires in American history by identifying opportunities others overlooked and giving consumers what they wanted before they even realized they wanted it. In a new piece for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton argues that Turner’s rise — Read more…
In a recent piece for RealClearMarkets, Norm Singleton argues that the resignation of former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer gives the Trump administration an opportunity to appoint a labor secretary focused on worker freedom instead of union political power. Singleton details Chavez-DeRemer’s ties to organized labor and her past support for Read more…
An op-ed by Market Institute President Charles Sauer published in RealClearMarkets argues that the Biden Administration’s aggressive antitrust agenda under Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter ultimately harmed consumers, reduced competition, and increased government interference in the economy. Sauer writes that the Neo-Brandeisian approach to antitrust enforcement focused more on punishing Read more…
Senator Ted Cruz built his political brand as a constitutional conservative who trusted parents and local communities more than Washington bureaucrats. But his support for the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSA) marks a sharp departure from those principles. In a new piece, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton argues Read more…
A new op-ed by Charles Sauer in the Washington Times argues that earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis is not only a healthcare issue, but also a financial one for millions of American families. In the piece, Sauer explains how cognitive decline often begins affecting financial decision-making years before a formal diagnosis, leaving Read more…
Charles Sauer’s latest in RealClearPolicy warns that international organizations are quietly becoming de facto regulators — imposing costly environmental mandates without congressional approval. He argues that ISO’s push toward Scope 3 emissions tracking could raise prices, discourage investment, and hand advantages to foreign competitors like China. Outsourcing Emissions Policy Is Read more…
An op-ed by Market Institute President Charles Sauer in RealClearMarkets examines the growing push for government regulation of children’s social media use and argues that parents—not Washington—are best positioned to decide how and when their children engage online. Sauer discusses recent litigation involving Meta Platforms and Alphabet Inc., as well Read more…
A new op-ed by Charles Sauer in DC Journal makes a straightforward but often overlooked point: how goods move across the country directly affects what Americans pay at the checkout counter. Transportation costs are embedded in nearly every product. When those costs rise, prices follow. When they fall, the benefits Read more…
A new opinion piece by Charles Sauer in the The Washington Times takes a hard look at Zillow’s sudden embrace of “pre-market” listings—and finds something familiar. What Zillow is now branding as “Zillow Preview” isn’t new. It’s the same phased marketing strategy—often called private or “coming soon” listings—that the company Read more…