It’s official: Trump’s tax cuts paid for themselves
As seen in the Washington Examiner. How many times have you heard President Joe Biden or Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) berate the Trump tax cuts as “a giveaway…
House Republicans are right: No debt limit increase until a balanced budget plan is in place
As seen in Fox News. Of all the reforms in House rules secured by the conservative rabble–rousers earlier this month, arguably the most momentous was the…
The U.S. Will Be the Biggest Loser of the Thoughtless War Against TikTok
As seen in RealClearMarkets. With threats of a U.S. ban growing, China-based TikTok is going out of its way to placate U.S. lawmakers. That TikTok has…
Biden Is Putting Americans’ Retirement Savings In The Crosshairs. Here’s How
As seen in the Daily Caller. President Joe Biden’s Labor Department recently announced a new rule that will permit money managers to play politics with trillions of…
There’s No Such Thing As Too Much Credit, or Unsustainable Growth
As seen in RealClearMarkets. No one borrows money. It’s odd that something so obvious needs to be said over and over again, but no one borrows…
Contra the ‘Monetarists,’ Central Banks Can’t Plan So-Called ‘Money Supply’
As seen in RealClearMarkets. Steve Hanke and John Greenwood are professors at Johns Hopkins University. The highly prestigious school is based in Baltimore, and its location…
The Yearning for Cushy Retirement Rejects ‘Predatory Lending’ Narrative
As seen in RealClearMarkets. “He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays for it.” The previous words are said to be those of Albert Einstein commenting on…
Conservatives’ Defeat of D.C. Status Quo Is a Win for All Americans
As seen in Newsweek. To many, the week-long process of electing a speaker of the House seemed frustrating and pointless, revealing divisions within the House Republican Conference. However, the…
The Argument In Favor of Non-Competes Arguably Misses the Point
My great friend Bob Reingold always overpaid his employees. Reingold once told me that a good boss always approaches employees about raises as opposed to being approached. Reingold’s wisdom about compensation…
The Cruel Long-Term Implications of Price Controls Placed on Debt
As seen in RealClearMarkets. Call it a statement of the obvious, but prices organize the market economy. As they go up and down, the movements exist as information for…