Aug 9, 2025
if the president continues to treat disagreement as disloyalty, especially from vital, independent agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Congressional Budget Office, then Trump's second term could leave a dark mark on the country.
Aug 4, 2025
Maybe we wouldn't keep pretending like minor trims are major reforms while refusing to tackle demographic and entitlement time-bombs ticking, if we stayed focused on the question of what, considering the cost, we're willing to pay for.
Jul 28, 2025
This debate is not about monetary policy. It's a power play aimed at subordinating America's central bank to the fiscal needs of the executive branch and Congress. We have a case of "fiscal dominance" on our hands. That always ends poorly.
Jul 17, 2025
To be clear, I want more green energy from more sources, including wind, solar, geothermal and whatever other promising avenues innovation makes possible. But subsidies like those of the Inflation Reduction Act are the wrong way to get there.
Jul 3, 2025
However, a few pearls in a vast ocean of bad policies are nothing to celebrate. It's like marveling at newly painted rooms in a burning house.
Jun 19, 2025
If you think federal regulators care about data-driven, evidence-based policymaking, a case currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will leave you scratching your head.
Jun 12, 2025
President Donald Trump and many of his allies in Congress are making grand claims about the economic growth they say will result from the recently proposed "One Big Beautiful Bill."
Jun 5, 2025
The real "shock" America faces in 2025 is not from Chinese imports but from a resurgence of misguided protectionism based on a misdiagnosed problem.