Competition & Free Market

The importance of market competition in the race for a global advantage in innovation is vital to growth as a nation. Policies that protect self-rule, free-entry and free-scope enable businesses and the economy to compete successfully to spur progress in public and private institutions.

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Policymakers — Don’t Forget WiFi!

by Bartlett Cleland | Apr 9, 2025 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, IEI post, Regulation, Wireless

As the goals and priorities of this new Congress and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) become more apparent, policymakers would be wise to prominently feature voters’ call for public policies that promote innovation, deregulation, affordability, and economic...

CLELAND: The Biden Admin’s Latest Micromanagement Project? Your Online Subscriptions

by Bartlett Cleland | Jan 17, 2024 | Articles, Op-Eds & Blogs, Competitiveness, Emerging Technologies, IEI post, Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission is fast becoming a living case study in ideological overreach. Undaunted by a string of embarrassing court losses and plummeting morale among career staffers, the agency keeps grasping at the most slender reeds of legal theories and...