Publications
Europe director Max von Thun argues that Europe’s response to Trump-era pressure on digital regulation must combine tough enforcement against Big Tech with major investment in homegrown technology, warning that efforts to weaken landmark laws like the AI Act and GDPR threaten European sovereignty and democratic security.
Read MoreLegal director Sandeep Vaheesan argues that breaking up the control seven obscure regional transmission organizations exercise over huge parts of the country’s electrical grid would help lower exploding electricity costs.
Read MoreReporter Austin Ahlman writes on profiling the Democratic candidates in a competitive race for Nebraska’s Second Congressional District.
Read MorePolicy director Phillip Longman co-authored an article for outlining what’s needed to preserve Social Security, which faces insolvency in less than a decade, and to make the program more equitable for future recipients.
Read MoreTransportation analyst Arnav Rao argues that Donald Trump’s promise to revive U.S. shipbuilding has unraveled amid leadership failures, bureaucratic dysfunction, and neglect of the nation’s maritime industrial base—leaving America’s shipyards weaker and less prepared for economic and national security challenges.
Read MoreEditorial director Anita Jain discusses Cory Doctorow’s concept of “enshittification” reveals how Big Tech deliberately worsens its products to maximize profit and control.
Read MoreEditorial director Anita Jain reviewed tech critic Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It .
Read MoreLegal director Sandeep Vaheesan co-authors a piece with Alvero Bedoya, former commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, and current Senior Adviser at the American Economic Liberties Project, arguing that the Trump administration’s suspension of the FTC’s non-compete ban represents a major setback for American workers, reversing one of the most significant pro-labor reforms in decades and reinforcing corporate control over the labor market.
Read MoreIndustrial policy program manager Audrey Stienon offers the analysis on Trump’s trade coercion amplifying Big Tech’s long-standing use of trade policy to erode national sovereignty and entrenches corporate power over global digital regulation.
Read MoreIndustrial policy program manager Audrey Stienon argues in Tech Policy Press that President Trump’s use of trade coercion reflects Big Tech’s longstanding manipulation of trade policy to erode national sovereignty.
Read MoreOpen Markets Institute’s transportation analyst Arnav Rao published an article on Trump’s faltering shipbuilding agenda, arguing that the president has “gutted the very offices, funding streams, and foreign partnerships” needed to rebuild U.S.
Read MoreMax von Thun, Europe Director at the Open Markets Institute, co-authored a piece with fellow Claire Lavin urging the European Commission to revise its merger guidelines. They argue that competition policy must look beyond prices to safeguard innovation, security, and democracy—ensuring a stronger and more resilient European Union.
Read MoreClaire Kelloway, food program manager at the Open Markets Institute, highlights how Walmart’s dominance has reshaped grocery competition, making it harder for independent grocers to survive. She argues that stronger enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act is essential to level the playing field, pointing to the FTC’s ongoing case against Southern Glazer’s as a sign of progress.
Read MoreKarina Montoya, senior reporter, wrote about the remedies hearings in the DOJ’s case against Google’s ad tech monopoly. She explained that the government is returning to court to push for a mix of structural separations and behavioral fixes to break open markets long dominated by Google.
Read MoreReporter Austin Ahlman writes on Maine Senate candidate David Platner, who is positioning himself as part of a new wave of populists.
Read MoreTransportation analyst Arnav Rao argues that Trump’s push to revive U.S. shipbuilding has more substance than his usual policy swings, since the industry is vital to national security and enjoys rare bipartisan support. Still, Rao notes that America’s shipyards remain plagued by delays, high costs, and dependence on foreign-built vessels — meaning any true revival would require a coordinated, large-scale effort reminiscent of the Liberty ship program of World War II.
Read MoreReporter Aushin Ahlman wrote on Iowa state House representative J.D. Scholten’s ending of his campaign to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate, which “follows a push from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, or DSCC, to recruit and clear the field for fellow state House member Josh Turek.”
Read MoreSenior legal analyst Daniel Hanley is arguing that courts and enforcers must use structural remedies—like breakups and divestitures—against monopolists such as Google, emphasizing that history, law, and precedent require judges to impose sweeping reforms to restore competition and democratic accountability.
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