Charles Sauer
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What the Left gains, and loses, from ending the public health emergency
Like almost everything in life, the good often comes with the bad. Taylor Swift songs come with an annoying fan base, milkshakes come with calories, and public health emergencies deliver reduced regulations, but they give the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services more power. → Read More
When Countries Act Out Fiction Books, Things Get Interesting
In Atlas Shrugged one of the heroes--Francisco d'Anconia-- has his company stolen from him by a greedy country. It doesn’t seem like that would happen in today’s modern econ → Read More
Don't Let Cronies Mess Up Good U.S. Patent System
While many rights in the Constitution are defined vaguely, the Founders laid out one right explicitly in that important document: the right to a patent. They saw the limitless opportunities of the Ind → Read More
Interventionist Republicans Need to Get Right With 'Big Tech'
In a recent column, “A Tale of Two Midterms” former Republican Representative and Presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul, contrasted the Republicans' underwhelming 2022 midterm results with → Read More
Whiny Railroad Unions Could Use Big Shakeup of the Industry
Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is a story that politicians, voters, and unions should pay attention to. Politicians on the Right were upset that Twitter appeared to be censoring their tweets. P → Read More
Patrick Leahy's war on innovation
The 47-year-serving Democratic senator from Vermont, Patrick Leahy, is finishing his marathon tenure with a patent reform bill. → Read More
JD Vance's 'Common-Good' Conservatism Is a Recipe for Failure
High-profile Ohio Senate Republican candidate JD Vance’s opposition to US involvement in the Russian-Ukraine conflict gives libertarians reason to cheer his primary victory. Vance speaks about t → Read More
Regulations, Economics 101, and magic fairy dust: Leave the freight rail industry alone
Distraction though the invasion of Ukraine is, President Joe Biden already had a big problem on his hands in the form of inflation. Instead of addressing the problems that drive inflation, such as growing labor costs, he keeps blaming others. His administration has blamed Big Tech, Big Meat, and now, they are trying to blame "Big" Rail. → Read More
Trump’s presidency has had some redeeming qualities: Innovation was protected
President Trump’s legacy will be something that is debated for years to come, but his administration did have some redeeming qualities. No, it wasn’t his bombastic and delusional personality. It wasn’t his Twitter rants. It wasn’t his racially tinged statements. It definitely wasn’t his possible… → Read More
Trump enabled the vaccine moonshot, but his drug price rule threatens future innovation
On July 20, 1969, the United States landed on the moon. In November, a couple of vaccines demonstrated the likelihood of their ability to restore order and safety in the face of an unprecedented global pandemic. → Read More
California's attack on the gig economy must not become federal policy
While the gig economy helps entrepreneurs around the country pursue their dreams, California is enforcing rules that will crush this innovative movement. The move takes away the people's freedom to decide how they would like to pay their bills, live their lives, and pursue their dreams. → Read More
Republicans push for socialist price controls in coronavirus bill
At home, most of us are trying to figure out just how to survive a pandemic, but Congress is seemingly working on ways to make it even harder. Amid their debates on which pork projects to fund, and how much actual aid they need to distribute in relationship to the gifts they hand their friends to… → Read More
Elon Musk rebukes cronyism in stimulus funding. Will it be permanent?
Crony capitalism is a funny thing to watch. Cronies don’t have a political party, don’t have a prevailing ideological policy stance, and don’t have a selfless moral framework. They advocate for themselves, their businesses, or the businesses of their clients. → Read More
Is it too much to ask the EPA to make well-informed decisions?
Government bureaucrats will never be able to make decisions like business owners make every day. They don’t have skin in the game. Decisions don’t cost them money, they aren’t risking their houses, they don’t exactly risk their jobs, and to the people who are actually affected, the bureaucrats are faceless. → Read More
Congress wants to stab doctors in the back with 'fix' for surprise billing
When I first arrived in Washington, I was in awe. The gleam off of the Capitol Dome was something to behold. It represented hope for me. It was a building in which the future of the country was debated, laws were written and amended, and real decisions were made. I was surrounded by bright staffers that, on both sides of the political aisle, had nothing but the best intentions for the country… → Read More
During coronavirus, the free market is coming through when we need it most
This weekend, we received a package at our front door. My mother, in Kansas, found an educational kit for my three daughters on Amazon, purchased it, and had it shipped to our house. Under normal circumstances, that might have been considered merely a nice gesture from a grandmother. However, during our period of social distancing and isolation, it was a gift not just from a caring grandmother… → Read More
Claiming someone is a 'patent troll' is like flopping in soccer
If someone sues your company for infringement and your lawyer refers to them as a “patent troll,” that makes sense. However, just because he calls them a name doesn’t make it true. Just because your company’s lawyer calls someone a name doesn’t mean that you aren’t infringing. Calling someone a name and then believing in your own slur is like a soccer player taking a flop. → Read More
Runaway Amrock verdict shows the dangers of letting trade secrets overtake patents
Sometimes, a trade secret is the only way to go. It’s understandable that companies like Kentucky Fried Chicken, Coca-Cola, and Bush’s Baked Beans want to keep their recipes secret without filing a patent, which would mean their recipes eventually become publicly available. But in many other cases, the choice between filing a patent or just keeping an innovation secret is more complicated. → Read More
Trump shouldn’t go through with Obama-era rollback of EB-5 investment visas
President Trump has the economy firing on all cylinders, except for one. → Read More
The dangerous 'New Right': Who needs conservatism when we can regulate our enemies?
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., took to Sean Hannity’s show to defend his lawsuit against Twitter: “Our First Amendment rights are at stake here." But that is like saying that Nerf needs to make a football that I can actually throw in a spiral, and if it doesn't it is threatening my freedom. It is just ridiculous. → Read More