The Market Institute President Charles Sauer as a new article in Real Clear Markets on a report the Federal Trade Commission has contacted large retailers regarding the pricing of soda drinks. He writes: “The Cola Wars 2.0 have begun, but this time they are on the same side. Coke and Read more…
The Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton has a new article in Real Clear Markets looking at the irony of the Federal Trade Commission and Chairwoman Lina Khan for not targeting one type of organization for antitrust litigation: labor unions. “Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is so eager to drag businesses Read more…
The Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton has a new article in Real Clear Markets on the Microsoft-Activision merger and attempts by the Federal Trade Commission to stop it. He writes: “Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is one of the most controversial of all of President Biden’s appointments. This is in Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article in Real Clear Markets highlighting the Federal Trade Commission’s cooperation with European regulators. He writes: “At a recent hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan Read more…
Today, sixteen organizations representing taxpayer, limited government, and free market interests sent a letter to members of congress signaling their support for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, encouraging members to support the pro-taxpayer bill when it comes before a House vote. On May 29th, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the White House Read more…
Senior Fellow at The Market Institute John Tamny has a new article in Real Clear Markets highlighting the nature of Amazon’s business – not raising prices, increasing customer satisfaction, and increasing profitability. He writes: “It has “upended its vast logistics network to reduce how far packages travel across the U.S. Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article in Real Clear Policy looking at the problems with price setting drug prices. There are attempts by the Biden Administration to use “March In” rights to implement price controls – even at the expense of future innovation. He writes: “In Read more…
The Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton has a new piece in Real Clear Markets looks at FTC Chair Lina Khan’s disregard for free speech despite her reverence for former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, who was a champion of free speech. He writes: “Federal Trade Commissioner Lina Khan and Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article in the Washington Examiner’s Restoring America series on the quickly approaching “X-Day” for a United States government default. He argues for a resolution to this impending crisis with both sides playing a crucial role. President Joe Biden and the Democratic Read more…
The Market Institute has a new paper on the Federal Trade Commission and Chair Lina Khan’s interpretations of “fairness” in the context of competition in the economy. . November 10, 2022, marked a significant day in American regulatory history because the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its “Policy Statement Regarding Read more…