The first thing we need to do is reject the myth of the free market. There is no free market. It's never worked. There is no existing free market in the world and no one appreciates the consequences of it.
A free market would equate to anarchy and very few want that even its proponents.
A free market doesn't mean anarchy. Like all freedoms, economic freedom is a range. In practice, the closer we are to the "free" side, the better things work.