iRobot, the Massachusetts-based maker of the Roomba robot vacuum, has filed for bankruptcy. While competition from newer, innovative rivals played a role, iRobot’s collapse cannot be understood without examining the role of regulators and politicians who blocked the company’s best chance to survive. As Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton Read more…
As the FTC develops its Strategic Plan for 2026–2030, the agency has a rare chance to reset after years of mission drift. But as Norm Singleton writes in RealClearMarkets, the draft plan released in October misses the mark—ignoring statutory requirements and failing to address the central problem: the continued influence Read more…
Delve into the intriguing world of tech acquisitions and antitrust scrutiny with John Tamny, Senior Fellow at the Market Institute. Tamny examines the EU’s attempt to thwart Amazon’s purchase of iRobot, drawing parallels to the current FTC under Lina Khan’s leadership. Speculating on what could have been if Khan had Read more…
The Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton has a new piece in Real Clear Markets looks at FTC Chair Lina Khan’s disregard for free speech despite her reverence for former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, who was a champion of free speech. He writes: “Federal Trade Commissioner Lina Khan and Read more…
Market Institute President Charles Sauer has a new article out at RealClear Markets on comments made by Federal Trade Commioson Chairman Lina Khan on the labor market. He writes: “A few weeks ago Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, attempted to attack big businesses for their labor practices, but Read more…