In this piece at The Libertarian Institute, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton calls out FCC Chair Brendan Carr for abandoning the First Amendment in pursuit of partisan content control. From threatening media mergers to pushing reinterpretations of Section 230, Carr’s agenda mirrors the regulatory overreach of Lina Khan’s “Khanservatism”—just Read more…
In a new piece for RealClearMarkets, Norm Singleton explores how the Trump administration’s antitrust team is embracing a troubling trend: using Lina Khan’s aggressive, big-government approach to target political opponents under the banner of fighting “wokeness” and Big Tech censorship. Far from restoring free-market principles, the rise of so-called “Khanservatives” Read more…
In the wake of the East Palestine, Ohio derailment, Congress rushed to respond—but instead of investigating the root causes, lawmakers reached for more regulation. In a surprising twist, some Republicans joined Democrats in pushing a bill loaded with mandates that catered more to union demands than to actual rail safety. Read more…
In a new article for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer sounds the alarm on the Senate’s confirmation of Abigail “Gail” Slater as Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ’s Antitrust Division. Slater’s support for Lina Khan-style antitrust policies marks another win for the growing “Khanservative” movement—conservatives who’ve abandoned free markets Read more…
Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton’s latest article in RealClearMarkets examines President Trump’s decision to fire Democrat FTC commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter—an unprecedented move that could reshape the agency’s direction. Critics argue this was a political purge to dismantle Lina Khan’s legacy, while others see it as a Read more…
In sports, a good defense can win championships—but in economics, too much defense leads to disaster. President Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariff plan is a classic case of playing not to lose instead of playing to win. By raising trade barriers in response to foreign tariffs, Trump isn’t strengthening the Read more…
President Trump ran on increasing American energy production. To achieve energy dominance, it will require a whole of industry approach, without limitations by the government. In a new article at RealClearEnergy, Market Institute President Charles Sauer advocates for any and all energy sources to be leveraged. He writes: “Say what Read more…
Non-profits aren’t always what they seem. While they enjoy tax-exempt status, many operate just like businesses—without the same level of transparency or tax burden. Credit unions, for example, are rapidly expanding by acquiring private banks, leveraging government-created advantages to outcompete their for-profit counterparts. This distortion raises serious questions about fairness, Read more…
The much-hyped resurgence of labor unions under the Biden administration just hit another major setback. In 2022, pro-union activists celebrated a rare victory when an Amazon warehouse in New York voted to unionize. They hoped it would be the start of a movement. Instead, it’s looking more like an anomaly. Read more…
New FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson’s first major initiative targets big tech’s content moderation practices under the guise of antitrust enforcement. But as Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton writes in RealClear Markets, this approach mirrors the same government overreach used by the Biden administration to pressure social media platforms into Read more…