The Market Institute has signed onto a letter with other free market organizations in support of the recently introduced Save the Local Business Act. This important legislation would protect our nation’s job creators against executive branch overreach that would upend workplace relationships nationwide, exacerbate staffing shortages, and add crippling legal […]
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 […]
The Market Institute joined a letter opposing the misleadingly named Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act, which would increase government interference in freight rail operations.izing of antitrust laws by Congress. You can view the letter here or below.
The Market Institute recently organized a letter addressed to the leaders of the United States Senate pushing back against the 95 percent tax on prescription medicines contained in H.R. 5376, the “Build Back Better Act.” Over 80 free market groups signed onto the letter, showing their opposition to price controls […]
The Market Institute joined a letter opposing the weaponizing of antitrust laws by Congress. While left-wing proponents may sell these bills as the answer to conservative censorship online, empowering unaccountable bureaucrats would only increase the potential for government abuse of Americans’ free speech rights, including those of conservatives. The coalition […]
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 […]
After huddling in our caves for a year – the world is coming to life again. That will be good for the economy, it will be good for everyone’s mental health, but most importantly it will likely mean a boom in innovation. The problem is that until the Trump Administration […]
Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new piece out in the Washington Examiner on a new executive order by the Biden administration on mergers and acquisitions. “Compared to the craziness and unpredictability of the last administration, the Biden administration is fairly calm. One might say it’s even boring. But […]
Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new piece in RealClear Policy on patent rights. The White House recently issued a patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines. Here’s an excerpt of Sauer’s article: “President Biden recently made what the Wall Street Journal referred to as the worst single Presidential decision since Nixon’s […]
World Intellectual Property Day 2021 shines a light on the critical role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the economy and how they can use intellectual property (IP) rights to build stronger, more competitive and resilient businesses. The Market Institute is pleased to sign the ad below celebrating World IP Day […]
Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article up at the Washington Examiner on how the United States Patent and Trademark Office has empowered innovation the last 4 years. President Trump’s legacy will be something that is debated for years to come, but his administration did have some redeeming […]