Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. famously said: “hard cases make bad law.” As Market Institute President Charles Sauer writes in a recent article at RealClear Markets, few cases are harder than one where a grieving parent seeks to hold someone accountable for the death of their child. Sauer highlights the Read more…
In a recent piece at RealClearMarkets, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton sounded the alarm over the European Union’s latest attempt to regulate one of the most promising frontiers of human innovation: outer space. The so-called “Space Act,” as Singleton explains, is packed with mandates that threaten to make the Read more…
In a new article for RealClearMarkets, Market Institute President Charles Sauer examines how the Trump administration’s new antitrust leadership team—Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division head Gail Slater—has shifted course from the Biden-era’s aggressive anti-merger stance. But while the shift away from Read more…
The Federal Trade Commission says it wants to help American manufacturers. In fact, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson recently declared July as “Made in America Month,” highlighting the agency’s commitment to promoting U.S. manufacturing and cracking down on fraudulent labeling. But as Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton explains in his Read more…
On July 16, the Market Institute joined over 40 organizations in a joint letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune urging Congressional action to end wasteful spending and government distortion in the healthcare system—particularly in the realm of large non-profit hospitals. As the letter notes, hospitals Read more…
In a recent RealClearMarkets article, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton warns that Lina Khan’s brand of aggressive antitrust enforcement isn’t going away—it’s just shifting tactics and geography. While the Biden-era ideologues may be stepping back, their playbook is alive and well under Trump’s appointees and in progressive statehouses across Read more…
In a recent piece for The Libertarian Republic, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton explores a troubling trend on the right: using the power of the state to punish private businesses for political speech. In “The Woke Right’s War on the First Amendment,” Singleton warns that conservative leaders may be Read more…
In a recent RealClearMarkets piece, Market Institute President Charles Sauer takes aim at a misguided lawsuit filed by 11 Republican attorneys general against major asset managers. The suit alleges that participation in climate-focused investment coalitions constitutes illegal collusion that’s harming the coal industry and raising electricity prices. But as Sauer Read more…
In a recent Washington Examiner article, Market Institute President Charles Sauer explores the growing influence of populism in U.S. policymaking—particularly how it’s shaping the way federal regulators view food and health policy. With the release of the MAHA Report (Make America Healthy Again), the White House signals a new era Read more…
In a rare moment of restraint, the Federal Trade Commission recently withdrew its lawsuit against PepsiCo for allegedly violating the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA)—a dusty New Deal-era law that punishes companies for giving discounts to large retailers. But while the dismissal is a win for free-market principles, some troubling signals suggest Read more…