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…
As the Federal Trade Commission holds workshops on how Big Tech is supposedly “harming kids,” policymakers from both the left and the right are uniting behind a dangerous idea: that government should regulate social media in the name of protecting children. But as this new paper makes clear, the real 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…
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In the realm of healthcare politics, a glaring power dynamic emerges: giant corporations, notably hospitals, wield disproportionate influence over policy decisions and spending. A new article in Inside Sources by Charles Sauer explores the contentious issue of “Site Neutral” payment reform, revealing how this policy discrepancy enables hospitals to charge Read more…
Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new piece up at the Washington Examiner on the failings of the Biden administration on Covid testing. “President Joe Biden announced in December that his administration was caught off guard by the omicron variant and that the government would be sending out free Read more…
Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article in RealClear Policy looking at what drives an innovative economy and what hurts it. “For years, special interests have used the specter of the so-called “patent troll” in their never-ending attempt to vilify innovators and undermine the patent system. This campaign was done to advance the agenda of Read more…
Here’s an excerpt from the latest Washington Examiner piece by Market Institute President Charles Sauer. After some bureaucrats decided that strip clubs can be open while schools can’t and that bars and restaurants can be open although churches can’t, unelected bureaucrats are now contemplating changing the definition of “moderate drinking” for men Read more…
Market Institute President Charles Sauer is out with a new op-ed in the Washington Examiner looking at the politicization of the corona virus pandemic. Unions in particular have become highly politicized. “Notably, if they want to keep taking dues from their members, unions need to give their members a reason, Read more…