Populists on both the left and right often blame mergers and acquisitions for consolidating corporate power and harming small businesses. But as Market Institute President Charles Sauer argues in a new piece at RealClearMarkets, that narrative gets it exactly backward. Sauer points to Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp—deals frequently Read more…
Senator Mike Lee and Congressman Ben Cline have reintroduced the One Agency Act, legislation that would make the Department of Justice the sole federal enforcer of antitrust laws—removing that authority from the Federal Trade Commission. In this excerpt from RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton argues that consolidating antitrust Read more…
Temu—a Chinese e-commerce platform accused of slave labor and tax evasion—has skyrocketed in popularity in the U.S., becoming the most downloaded app of 2024. Instead of investigating Temu, the Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan reached out to them for help in its antitrust case against Amazon. That’s right: the Read more…
In today’s world, information is more accessible than ever — but trust in that information is collapsing.In this excerpt, we explore how biased reporting, information overload, and the rise of AI have created new challenges for truth and trust. From the media’s often chaotic relationship with President Trump to the Read more…
In RealClearHealth, US Policy Editor Charles Sauer lays out a critical test for the House Debt and Oversight and Government Efficiency Committee (DOGE): will they deliver real reform or just scratch the surface? In the excerpt below, Sauer highlights how one straightforward, bipartisan fix — Site-Neutral payments in healthcare — Read more…
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin rose to political prominence on the promise to empower parents in education. But his recent executive order banning students from bringing cellphones to school contradicts that promise—and raises troubling questions about the role of government in family life. As Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton writes Read more…
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…