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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Trump administration’s recent 2.6% payment hike for hospitals’ Medicare and Medicaid services may sound like good news for the healthcare system. In reality, it highlights a much bigger problem: hospitals already enjoy an unfair advantage while patients are stuck footing inflated bills. As Charles Sauer writes in the Boston Read more…
The Justice Department’s recent approval of the $14 billion Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE)–Juniper Networks merger has fueled speculation of a rift within President Trump’s antitrust team. But as Norm Singleton explains, the differences are overstated: “The lawsuit to block HPE’s acquisition of Juniper was motivated by concerns that the acquisition Read more…