The Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton has a new article in Real Clear Markets looking at legislation that may be voted on in this month’s lame duck session of Congress, the “American Innovation and Choice Act” (S. 2992) that would prohibit Big Tech companies (mainly Amazon, Google and Meta, the parent Read more…
The Market Institute joined a letter headed by the Competitiveness Coalition to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging their respective caucuses to hold the line on harmful antitrust legislation, like the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992) and the Open Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article in Real Clear Markets highlighting the under performance of Republican candidates in this cycle that targeted ‘Big Tech.’ He writes: “In a recent column, “A Tale of Two Midterms” former Republican Representative and Presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul, contrasted the Republicans’ underwhelming Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article in Real Clear Markets looking at the situation in Europe with regulators remaking Amazon’s website for the sake of “competitiveness.” “European Union Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager recently unveiled a new design for Amazon’s website. No, she is not moonlighting as Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new piece in Real Clear Markets looking at a recent call by some rail workers for a public takeover of the nation’s railroads. He writes: “Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is a story that politicians, voters, and unions should pay attention to. Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article in Real Clear Markets rebutting some conservative lawmakers that are going after ‘Big Tech’ with new antitrust laws. He argues this is incompatible with small government. “Representatives and one-third of Senators dread even-numbered Septembers. That’s because they must leave the Read more…
The Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton has a new article in Real Clear Markets looking at FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan’s position on ‘Big Tech’ and the consumer welfare standard. He writes: “Richard Alexander was correct when he wrote that Lina Khan’s life story is impressive. How many lawyers in their Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer and Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) have a new opinion piece in the Washington Examiner looking at why inflation is going to get worse if antitrust legislation is passed by Congress. They write: “Another month brought a grim new set of inflation numbers, Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new piece in Real Clear Markets looking at Senator Patrick Leahy’s ill-advised group of patent bills. He writes: “I sometimes find myself humming or listening tunes from the 90s while doing things around the house or bopping down the road, reminding myself Read more…
The Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton has a new article out in Real Clear Markets exploring yet another curious and anti-business move by FTC Chair Lina Khan. He writes: “Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and her Democratic colleagues on the FTC board recently approved an “omnibus resolution” which Read more…