In a recent column published in RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer explains how Walmart’s rise to a trillion-dollar company illustrates the power of free markets—and why policymakers should rethink modern antitrust enforcement. Walmart recently became only the second non-technology company to surpass a $1 trillion market capitalization, joining Warren Read more…
In a new RealClearMarkets article, Market Institute President Charles Sauer warns that Washington’s instinct to “do something” after a tragedy often leads to bad policy that expands government power without addressing the real causes of a problem. Using the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio as an example, Sauer Read more…
The European Union has long been a source of both classical liberal ideas and expansive government regulation. Today, the EU is increasingly exporting its regulatory model beyond its borders—including policies that threaten free speech online. In a new column in RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton examines how the Read more…
A new column by The Market Institute President Charles Sauer published in RealClearMarkets examines how outdated tax policy is quietly worsening America’s housing affordability crisis — and how a simple reform could help free up supply and restore the American dream of homeownership. As Sauer explains, owning property has long Read more…
The intersection of antitrust enforcement and free speech is once again at the center of a growing policy debate in Washington. In a new RealClearMarkets column, Market Institute President Charles Sauer examines the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into NewsGuard — and explains why the case represents a troubling expansion of Read more…
In a recent column for RealClearMarkets, Charles Sauer, President of The Market Institute, argues that while Lina Khan may be gone from the Federal Trade Commission, the politicization of antitrust enforcement remains very much alive. For years, free-market advocates criticized former FTC Chair Lina Khan for using antitrust and consumer Read more…
In a recent column for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton examines how a well-intentioned federal program has morphed into a major source of wasteful healthcare spending and industry consolidation. Total healthcare spending is projected to reach nearly $6 trillion this year, with more than $2 trillion coming from Read more…
In a recent article for RealClearHealth, Market Institute President Charles Sauer warns that the Trump administration’s new TrumpRx initiative may deliver lower drug prices in the short run—but at the cost of future medical innovation. Sauer explains that while the goal of lowering pharmaceutical prices is laudable, the method matters. Read more…
In a new RealClearMarkets op-ed, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton explains why the Trump Administration’s clash with the European Union over the Digital Services Act (DSA) is really a fight over free speech—especially for American users and companies. Singleton writes that critics, including progressive advocacy groups, have framed the Read more…
Independent federal agencies were a hallmark of the Progressive Era, designed to operate at arm’s length from elected officials. Over time, however, many of these agencies have accumulated powers that raise serious constitutional concerns—writing rules, enforcing them, and adjudicating disputes internally. In a recent RealClearMarkets piece, Charles Sauer argues that Read more…