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…
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…
In a recent column for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton examines how a well-intentioned federal program has morphed into a major source of wasteful healthcare spending and industry consolidation. Total healthcare spending is projected to reach nearly $6 trillion this year, with more than $2 trillion coming from Read more…
In a new RealClearMarkets op-ed, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton explains why the Trump Administration’s clash with the European Union over the Digital Services Act (DSA) is really a fight over free speech—especially for American users and companies. Singleton writes that critics, including progressive advocacy groups, have framed the 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…
In a recent RealClearMarkets article, Charles Sauer uses a football analogy to capture what’s at stake in today’s antitrust debates. Football works because the rules are known in advance and applied consistently. When referees invent new rules mid-game, the integrity of competition collapses. Markets operate the same way. Sauer argues Read more…
President Trump recently floated the idea of imposing a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10 President Trump recently floated the idea of imposing a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10 percent. Given that Americans currently hold more than $1.2 trillion in credit card debt—and Read more…
The Market Institute is proud to have signed onto a coalition letter supporting the Recycling Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 6566), bipartisan legislation that would provide regulatory certainty for advanced recycling technologies and bring federal policy in line with market realities. Advanced recycling plays an increasingly important role in modern manufacturing Read more…