Publications
The Open Markets Institute, Open Markets Institute Europe and Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets were deeply grateful for the opportunity to participate in the 2025 Proton Lifetime Charity Fundraiser, organized by the Proton Foundation.
Read MoreIn this issue, we explore the sobering lessons of the last big railroad merger to evaluate the proposal to merge Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
Read MoreBarry Lynn condemns travel bans on five European citizens on the theory that their efforts to regulate the behavior of dominant online communications platforms amounted to censorship of American citizens.
Read MoreBarry Lynn responded to news that Disney's ABC is indefinitely pulling down “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Read MoreBarry Lynn released the following statement following Judge Mehta’s failure to force Google to divest from Chrome and Android following his finding the company has maintained an illegal monopoly on search.
Read MoreIn this issue, we explore how America’s largest utility, NextEra, used a range of hardball tactics to block a big clean energy project in New England.
Read MoreIn Out of Many, One, a new anthology from American Futures spotlighting the thinkers shaping tomorrow’s democracy, Barry Lynn offers a deeply historical and philosophical argument: the battle against monopoly and autocracy is not just economic or political—it is also moral and even spiritual.
Read MoreIn this issue, we spotlight our seminal report on how to fix America’s shipbuilding crisis, Charting a New Course: Steering U.S. Maritime Policy Towards Security and Prosperity. We also explore how Apple’s development of its own modem chip illustrates why we need more aggressive antitrust. And we link to two new articles, that detail how liberal democrats can retake power and rebuild a democratic republic.
Read MoreIn a powerful essay published in The Washington Monthly, Barry Lynn calls on Democrats to chart a bold new course by recovering the foundational American language of liberty, shared power, and economic democracy — the very principles that once made the Democratic Party a champion of the working class and protector of the republic.
Read MoreIn this issue, we celebrate OMI’s own Claire Kelloway for being named a finalist for a James Beard Award, explore how the Trump administration is helping Elon Musk’s Starlink to cement a monopoly on space, and welcome recent speeches by the DOJ’s Gail Slater and the FTC’s Mark Meador.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute proudly celebrates Food Program Manager Claire Kelloway for being named a finalist in the 2025 James Beard Media Awards.
Read MoreExecutive director Barry Lynn responded to recent remarks from Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Gail Slater that focused on how the Justice Department under President Trump intends to enforce America’s antitrust laws and promote fair competition.
Read MoreExecutive director Barry Lynn was quoted highlighting the rare bipartisan agreement in Congress on the need to rein in Big Tech, noting that lawmakers like Senators Mike Lee and Amy Klobuchar often share similar critiques—particularly of companies like Meta—despite differing political perspectives.
Read MoreOpen Markets and the Center for Journalism and Liberty respond to a U.S. court ruling that Google maintains a monopoly over digital advertising markets.
Read MoreExecutive director Barry Lynn spoke at The 2025 Antitrust and Competition Conference, hosted by the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Read MoreExecutive director Barry Lynn criticizes the new FTC leadership shift, saying President Trump is prioritizing the interests of powerful corporations over those of the American public.
Read MoreOpen Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn released a statement concerning the news that President Trump has moved to fire Democratically-appointed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter:
Read MoreIn this issue, we look at efforts by Big Tech and the Trump Administration to disrupt European democracy, and explore Amazon’s latest move to consolidate control over online retail and advertising.
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