In a new column published in RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton examines recent testimony from FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador before the Senate Commerce Committee. Singleton argues that Ferguson’s remarks represent a significant departure from the expansive antitrust philosophy that characterized the previous FTC leadership. Read more…
An article by Market Institute President Charles Sauer in RealClearMarkets warns that government officials in both parties are increasingly tempted to use federal power to pressure, punish, or silence speech they disagree with — a trend that threatens the First Amendment regardless of who controls Washington. Sauer points to President 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…
In a recent column for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton warns that Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson is stretching consumer protection law into dangerous territory—one that risks colliding directly with the First Amendment. In a February 12 letter to Tim Cook, Ferguson suggested that Apple Inc. 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…
The European Union has long been a source of both classical liberal ideas and expansive government regulation. Today, the EU is increasingly exporting its regulatory model beyond its borders—including policies that threaten free speech online. In a new column in RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton examines how the 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…