Tweets, trade wars, impeachment. Will all the commotion affect Trump’s re-election chances in 2020? Originally published in the New York Times No denying, 2019 was a Year of Trump. His outsize personality, capricious decision making and tumultuous management style consistently put him center stage. The year’s news was capped by Mr. Trump’s becoming only the […]
Her big-government plans would damage rather than improve our economy. Originally published in the New York Times Senator Elizabeth Warren has unveiled her vision for how to pay for “Medicare for all” — a daunting mountain of new taxes and fees. Thanks for providing us, Ms. Warren, with yet more evidence that a Warren presidency is a […]
Tariffs don’t work the way Trump seems to think they do. Originally published in the New York Times Eager to shore up weakening markets and economic data, President Trump has unveiled the first phase of what he calls the “greatest and biggest deal ever made” with China. More a shaky truce than a final accord, the latest development […]
Wage competition from Mexico and other countries makes raising pay for American workers challenging. Originally published in the New York Times After years of labor peace in the automobile industry, about 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers have gone on strike against General Motors, seeking to redress years of pain, particularly during the 2008 […]
It’s time for a reality check on Trump’s claims about jobs, wages and economic growth. Originally published in the New York Times Recession fears may be seeping into the national conversation, but President Trump continues to boast about how great the American economy is — “the best in the world, by far,” Mr. Trump tweeted a few […]
They took the best growth picture in a decade and put us in danger of recession. Originally published in the New York Times Why are so many key global leaders pursuing so many stupid economic policies? As recently as January 2018, the International Monetary Fund issued one of its most upbeat economic forecasts in recent years, extolling […]
Bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on a discredited economist was another gross Trump injustice. Originally published in the New York Times Having diminished so many other great American traditions, President Trump has now moved on to debasing the Presidential Medal of Freedom by awarding it to the most destructive force in economic policy since […]
Only a few Republican senators stand in the way of the most consequential reform legislation in more than a decade Originally appeared in the New York Times Washington shocker: With overwhelming bipartisan support and little public attention, the House of Representatives recently passed the most significant reforms to individual retirement accounts in more than a […]
The country’s leader has fulfilled his economic promises. Originally appeared in the New York Times. Exit polls are predicting a significant win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India when final results are announced on Thursday. That’s not only good news for Mr. Modi; it’s also good news for his country. While his bold economic […]
Originally appeared in the New York Times. Once again, the Federal Reserve has regrettably become a favorite whipping boy. President Trump has been lobbying it to lower interest rates, even though the unemployment rate is 3.8 percent. Progressives are still complaining that the central bank didn’t do enough to stimulate the economy in the wake of […]
