A new opinion piece by Market Institute President Charles Sauer in RealClearMarkets argues that policymakers should resist efforts to ban personalized pricing, warning that government intervention would undermine consumer choice and market efficiency. As retailers like Kroger and Walmart adopt digital shelf labels, critics have raised concerns over so-called “surveillance Read more…
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) is back before Congress, and in a new RealClearMarkets op-ed, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton argues lawmakers should finally let the legislation die. Comparing the bill to Dr. Frankenstein’s infamous creation, Singleton writes that Senators Amy Klobuchar and Charles Grassley continue Read more…
An op-ed by Market Institute President Charles Sauer published in RealClearMarkets argues that the Biden Administration’s aggressive antitrust agenda under Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter ultimately harmed consumers, reduced competition, and increased government interference in the economy. Sauer writes that the Neo-Brandeisian approach to antitrust enforcement focused more on punishing Read more…
In a recent Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 debate, some policymakers are questioning whether a decades-old law still makes sense in today’s rapidly evolving media landscape. But as Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton explains in a recent RealClearMarkets piece, the answer is clear: the Sports Broadcasting Act continues to Read more…
A new article by Charles Sauer, originally published in RealClearMarkets, pushes back on the growing political narrative that institutional investors are to blame for America’s housing shortage. Instead, Sauer argues that policymakers are targeting the wrong culprit—while ignoring the real issue: a lack of housing supply driven by government policy. Read more…
In a recent column published in RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer explains how Walmart’s rise to a trillion-dollar company illustrates the power of free markets—and why policymakers should rethink modern antitrust enforcement. Walmart recently became only the second non-technology company to surpass a $1 trillion market capitalization, joining Warren Read more…
A new column by The Market Institute President Charles Sauer published in RealClearMarkets examines how outdated tax policy is quietly worsening America’s housing affordability crisis — and how a simple reform could help free up supply and restore the American dream of homeownership. As Sauer explains, owning property has long Read more…
The intersection of antitrust enforcement and free speech is once again at the center of a growing policy debate in Washington. In a new RealClearMarkets column, Market Institute President Charles Sauer examines the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into NewsGuard — and explains why the case represents a troubling expansion of Read more…
In a recent column for RealClearMarkets, Charles Sauer, President of The Market Institute, argues that while Lina Khan may be gone from the Federal Trade Commission, the politicization of antitrust enforcement remains very much alive. For years, free-market advocates criticized former FTC Chair Lina Khan for using antitrust and consumer Read more…
Independent federal agencies were a hallmark of the Progressive Era, designed to operate at arm’s length from elected officials. Over time, however, many of these agencies have accumulated powers that raise serious constitutional concerns—writing rules, enforcing them, and adjudicating disputes internally. In a recent RealClearMarkets piece, Charles Sauer argues that Read more…