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Three Ways Conservatives Can Win on Healthcare
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.
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The Market Is Better Than Government at Promoting Competition
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…
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The Train of Progress Must Not Be Derailed
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…
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The FTC Shakes Down Amazon for Well Exceeding Customer Needs
One of the reasons Amazon remains the world’s leading online retailer is its Amazon Prime service. Created in 2005, Prime began by offering free two-day shipping. Today, it has approximately 240 million members worldwide—180 million of them in the U.S.—who enjoy free one- or same-day delivery, access to streaming music Read more…
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The Courts Strike a Blow Against the Administrative State
One of the Progressive Era’s so-called innovations was the creation of “independent federal agencies.” As Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton explains in a recent piece for RealClearMarkets, these agencies have the power to write regulations, enforce them, and then adjudicate alleged violations in administrative courts — combining legislative, executive, Read more…
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The Federal Trade Commission Takes On the 2nd Amendment
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) recently called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether the Biden Administration’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention worked with anti-Second Amendment groups to pressure the FTC into cracking down on firearm advertising. As Market Institute President Charles Sauer explains in RealClearMarkets, the Read more…
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To Save Medicare, Stop Fraudulent Billing
Medicare is running out of money, with insolvency projected by 2033. While lawmakers, providers, and regulators acknowledge the looming crisis, little is being done to address one of the biggest drivers of waste: Medicare Advantage. As Charles Sauer writes in InsideSources: “One of the most significant issues is Medicare Advantage, Read more…
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On the Matter of Antitrust, There’s a Crucial Split Within MAGA
In a recent article for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton examines the firings of Roger Alford, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, and William Rinner, the Antitrust Department’s head of merger enforcement. Their dismissal in July highlights a deepening divide over how the Trump administration should approach antitrust Read more…
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Trump White House Flips Script at FTC
On August 13, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order repealing Joe Biden’s July 2021 directive on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” That Biden-era order empowered Lina Khan at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Jonathan Kanter at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to expand government control over Read more…
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Revolution Wind: One bad decision should not undercut Trump’s energy strategy
President Trump has made unleashing American energy dominance a cornerstone of his agenda. From reversing harmful restrictions to reforming permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act, his administration has sent a clear message that the U.S. will not be held back by bureaucrats or foreign climate dictates. That’s why the Read more…