In 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.

Senior reporter Daniel Hanley argues that while Apple’s development of the C1 modem chip demonstrates technological innovation, it also reveals the immense challenges of competing with Qualcomm’s monopolistic dominance, making a compelling case for stronger antitrust enforcement to promote open competition and prevent the concentration of power in the hands of a few dominant firms.

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley and industrial policy program manager Audrey Stienon provide insight that to achieve democratic and resilient economies during periods of transition, governments must integrate competition policy into industrial strategy to prevent monopolies, curb corporate resistance to change, and ensure broad, equitable market outcomes.

A new paper from Open Markets Senior Legal Analyst Daniel Hanley and Chief Economist Brian Callaci explores how states can authorize sectoral bargaining and improve democratic conditions for labor by enacting laws that leverage Parker Immunity.

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley contends that state antimonopoly enforcement should aggressively target concentrated corporate power—especially in sectors like Big Tech and housing—to protect democratic institutions and economic liberty amid weakening federal oversight.

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley voices how Delaware lawmakers are serving corporate interests with S.B. 21 and calls on Congress to strip the state of its control over U.S. corporate law.

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley says Nvidia’s bundling strategy creates a “walled garden” that steers buyers to its own hardware and squeezes out competition—classic monopolist behavior.

In their paper, “Rules of the Game: Sports as a Lens for Understanding Fair Competition,” Open Markets policy counsel Tara Pincock and senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley use sports as a framework to refine antitrust law’s notions of fairness.

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley was quoted supporting the ruling, emphasizing that corporations can't use weak First Amendment claims to evade regulation.

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley commends the Supreme Court's TikTok divestiture decision but calls for broader regulation of surveillance-driven platform business models to protect democracy and privacy.