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 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…
Charles Sauer’s latest in RealClearPolicy warns that international organizations are quietly becoming de facto regulators — imposing costly environmental mandates without congressional approval. He argues that ISO’s push toward Scope 3 emissions tracking could raise prices, discourage investment, and hand advantages to foreign competitors like China. Outsourcing Emissions Policy Is Read more…
A new article by Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton in RealClearMarkets examines a troubling California jury verdict holding Meta and Alphabet liable for alleged harms tied to social media “addiction”—and warns of the broader consequences for innovation, free expression, and the future of the internet. A California jury recently 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…
An article by Market Institute President Charles Sauer, originally published in RealClearMarkets, highlights how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has strayed far from its stated mission—using its authority under Dodd-Frank to expand its reach, distort markets, and put consumers at greater risk. At the center of the issue is Read more…
The Market Institute is proud to announce the launch of a new initiative: International Overreach—a project focused on examining how global regulatory frameworks are increasingly shaping U.S. economic policy without going through the American democratic process. At a time when international organizations are playing a growing role in setting standards 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 new RealClearMarkets article, Market Institute President Charles Sauer warns that Washington’s instinct to “do something” after a tragedy often leads to bad policy that expands government power without addressing the real causes of a problem. Using the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio as an example, Sauer 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…