Medicare reform has long been the “third rail” of American politics—but the math is getting harder to ignore. Without action, Medicare will consume 5.3% of GDP by 2053 and require over $2 trillion in new federal revenue over the next decade. In RealClear Markets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton Read more…
Google, once a Stanford science project and now one of the world’s most successful tech companies, represents the best of American innovation. But instead of celebrating that success, politicians from both parties are treating it like a crime. In a recent RealClearMarkets article, Charles Sauer explains how the Biden Administration Read more…
In a recent RealClearMarkets piece, Market Institute President Charles Sauer takes aim at a misguided lawsuit filed by 11 Republican attorneys general against major asset managers. The suit alleges that participation in climate-focused investment coalitions constitutes illegal collusion that’s harming the coal industry and raising electricity prices. But as Sauer Read more…
In a recent Washington Examiner article, Market Institute President Charles Sauer explores the growing influence of populism in U.S. policymaking—particularly how it’s shaping the way federal regulators view food and health policy. With the release of the MAHA Report (Make America Healthy Again), the White House signals a new era Read more…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently hosted a summit titled “The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families.” On the surface, this sounds like a well-intentioned initiative aimed at protecting kids from harmful online content. But as Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton explains in his Read more…
In a rare move for a Democratic governor, Colorado’s Jared Polis just defied one of the most powerful forces in his party: the union bosses. Polis vetoed legislation that would have repealed a key protection in Colorado’s Labor Peace Act—a second election requirement that limits when unions can force workers Read more…
The Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into Media Matters isn’t just a swipe at a progressive media watchdog—it’s a direct threat to the First Amendment rights of all Americans. In his latest article for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton sounds the alarm on the FTC’s request for communications between Read more…
In a rare moment of restraint, the Federal Trade Commission recently withdrew its lawsuit against PepsiCo for allegedly violating the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA)—a dusty New Deal-era law that punishes companies for giving discounts to large retailers. But while the dismissal is a win for free-market principles, some troubling signals suggest Read more…
When 60 Minutes producer Bill Owens resigned in April, correspondent Scott Pelley didn’t just praise his work—he revealed the real reason Owens walked away: interference from Paramount, CBS’s parent company, due to political pressure surrounding a pending merger with Skydance. Just days later, CBS News President Wendy McMahon followed suit. Read more…
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson is calling out one of the greatest threats to American innovation coming from abroad: the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). In a recent piece for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer details Ferguson’s critique of the DMA, delivered at the International Competitors Network Read more…