Antitrust

Certificate of Need laws force health care providers to prove a community needs new equipment before buying it. That process raises prices, limits access, and protects incumbents. Repealing them would lower costs and let independent practices compete.

Private equity firms now control roughly one in ten U.S. hospitals, gutting community care while politicians look away. Ricky Salazar argues conservatives must defend local hospitals from financial engineering and crony capitalism.

FIFA's 2022 Qatar World Cup generated $7.5 billion in revenue while migrant worker deaths stained the tournament. Fan outrage alone cannot reform an organization that profits from political leverage, opaque budgets, and compliant sponsors.