Summary Controversy over treatment by “Big Tech,” a shorthand reference to companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Amazon, of those expressing conservative, libertarian or just unapproved views on controversial political and social issues has led some conservatives to call for government use of antitrust law to rein in, or even Read more…
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 Read more…
The Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article in RealClear Markets looking at the calls by both the Left and the Right to regulate ‘Big Tech.’ “The New York Times recently admitted what anyone paying attention has known, or at least suspected, since 2020: the Hunter Biden emails found on the Read more…
Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new opinion piece in the Washington Examiner on the Biden administration’s targeting of the commercial rail industry. Here’s an excerpt: “Distraction though the invasion of Ukraine is, President Joe Biden already had a big problem on his hands in the form of inflation. Instead of Read more…
The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a letter today addressed to the Surface Transportation Board regarding reciprocal switching. The signers of the letter, including Charles Sauer, President of the Market Institute, “maintain a deep interest in free markets and the benefits they provide to the American consumer.” Read the letter below: Read more…
Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton has a new article out in RealClear Markets on the surprising deregulation efforts of the 39th President Jimmy Carter. Here’s an excerpt: “One way President Biden can “Build Back Better” is following the example of one of the greatest deregulators to sit in the Read more…
The Market Institute Charles Sauer is out with a new piece in the Washington Examiner on the issue of surprise billing and how the Biden administration plans on implementing recently passed legislation. “Insurance companies largely won their fight in Congress last year to gain the ability to set the prices Read more…