Ira Stoll is editor of FutureOfCapitalism.com and author of JFK, Conservative.
Trump Brags About His Deregulation—And He May Be Right
Pruning back regulation doesn't have to be a partisan issue.
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Trump Tariff Talk Shows It's Time for Congress to Reclaim Some Power
The more Congress cedes its own authority to the executive branch, the greater is the executive branch's temptation to act like King George III.
On Health Care, Private Sector May Show Congress the Way
Just because Congress can't fix health care doesn't mean it can't be done.
Trump Deserves Some Credit for Stock Market Gains
An emerging consensus that President Trump doesn't deserve credit for the stock market boom since his election deserves a second look.
The Price of Press Bias
When the press tilts in favor of higher taxes and more regulation, democracy is indeed distorted.
Newspaper Publishers Want Congress to Bail Them Out of Bad Investments
Not even Congress has the power to turn back that clock to the old days of publishing. Nor would anyone with any sense want it to.
Democrats Accuse Republicans of Mass Murder
The argument carries a powerful emotional charge but it isn't a particularly constructive or clear-minded way to think or talk about writing laws.
Mueller Probe Could Set the Stage For Hillary's 2020 Return
Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election could take the blame off Clinton for losing.
EpiPen Not Overpriced, Despite New York Times Complaint
Contrary to what The New York Times claims, the outcry over EpiPen prices has made them lower.
The New York Times' Tax Coverage Goes Off the Rails
The Times news columns have been openly campaigning against Trump's tax cuts from the moment they were rolled out.
Welfare Reform Paved Trail For Obamacare Repeal
Not only can entitlement programs be rolled back, but politicians who do it can even get re-elected.
Access to Obama White House Brought Companies Better Stock Performance, Study Shows
In "All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value," finance professors outline three ways government meetings may be valuable to companies.
New Book Offers Bleak Look at Paul Ryan's Hometown
In 2008, Obama told GM factory workers in Janesville, Wisconsin, that the plant would "be here for another 100 years." It has since closed, leaving thousands unemployed.
Cuomo Scholarship Turns Golden Door Into Golden Handcuffs
It's not clear that Cuomo's plan for a scholarship clawback is even constitutional.
The Cure For Trump-Related News Blues
But wait, where was elite media advice about dealing with news-related anxiety back during the Obama administration?
Trump Budget Cuts: Real or 'Reality' Show?
The Trump "budget cuts" are best understood as a kind of theater or performance art.
What's Next for Preet Bharara?
Bharara's views on policy are a mystery. If he is to be a success as a politician he'll need to figure that stuff out.
Preet Bharara's Crusade to Clean Up New York Politics Is Redundant, Counterproductive, and Curiously Selective
U.S. attorney Preet Bharara has managed to turn tax-and-spend liberal New York Mayor Bill de Blasio into a sympathetic figure.
Trump Faces Delicate Foreign Policy Choices on Eve of Netanyahu Visit
How can we judge Trump's foreign policy? Perhaps we'll know it's succeeding if our friends are happy and our enemies are worried.
FBI's Insider Trading Strategist Faces Criminal Inquiry Over Leaks to Press
The alleged misconduct could cast further doubt on U.S. attorney Preet Bharara's campaign against "insider trading."
The Problem With Block Grants
The block grant provides an opportunity for government spending unconnected to the act of revenue-raising.
Not All Interests Are Conflicts
The Washington conflict-of-interest game has become a gotcha charade.
Tom Cotton's Immigration Restrictions Are Delusional and Counterproductive
Cotton's idea that a flood of immigrant labor is to blame for depressed low-skill wages is just flaky
Trump Versus the Bureaucracy
The civilian bureaucracy voted overwhelmingly against Donald Trump. These people can make a lot of trouble for the next president in a lot of ways.
What a Subway Breast-Implant Ad Can Teach Us About U.S. Health Care
The idea that people won't be able to afford medical treatment without Obamacare is simply wrong.
Trump-Schumer Bromance Is Bad News
Trump ran as a change candidate. Now he's taking personnel recommendations from Sen. Schumer, who has been serving in Congress since 1981.
A Day Trip to Dearborn, Michigan, Helps Puts Election Results in Perspective
Will the rest of America eventually converge with the coasts?
Affordable Care Act's Unpopularity Helped Trump Win 2016 Election
What was Obamacare, in the end, but an arrogant overreach by an elite out of touch with the rest of America?
'Crooked Hillary' Is No Reason to Restore the Independent Counsel Statute
Some politicians are dishonest. But it's far healthier for democracy if the voters get to sort that out in elections.
Election 2016 Pits Crooked Hillary Against Saint Hillary
Crooked Hillary is the one that has been on front pages lately. But none of us are either entirely evil or entirely good, including Clinton-and Donald Trump.
Optimism or Pessimism? Let's Try Realism
The point isn't to see the world though rose-colored glasses or through a dirty windshield, but to see the world as it actually is.
With Amtrak Subsidy, Biden Takes Taxpayers for a Ride
If Acela is such a great business, why does the federal government need to loan it money?
A New Look at the Kennedy-Reagan Growth Recipe
JFK and the Reagan Revolution argues that America can return to prosperity by looking to the Kennedy-Reagan model of income tax cuts and a strong, stable dollar.
Lobbyists For EpiPen Maker Included Former Clinton and McConnell Aides
Records show that Mylan spent more than $2 million on Washington lobbying in 2015.
Does This Feel Like Peace and Prosperity to You?
What's a voter to think about whether we are experiencing peace and prosperity? It's not exactly a clear-cut answer on either front.
Schumer, Norquist on Thin Ice With Olympic Tax Break
The politicians would probably be better off just lowering everyone's taxes, rather than picking and choosing a few already lucky Olympic athletes to reward with tax cuts.
'You're Fired' Is How Trump Says 'Change'
It's not the voters that Trump wants to fire; it's the politicians, bureaucrats, and coastal establishment elites.
Imbalance of Campaign Cash Doesn't Bother Democrats This Election
Trump's shoestring campaign is subsisting on less than half of Clinton's vast fortune, yet the usual voices supporting taxpayer-funded political campaigns have fallen strangely silent.
Does the Market Care Who Wins the White House?
With either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton about to become president, why is the stock market soaring?
Barack Obama, Venture Capitalist?
"The conversations I have with Silicon Valley and with venture capital pull together my interests ... in a way I find really satisfying," the president said.
How Trump and Bezos Can Bury the Hatchet
If Donald Trump is the dealmaker he touts himself as, he'll make public peace with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Here's why.
Are Members of Congress Too Rich?
For the first time, most members in the U.S. Congress are millionaires.
Baby Boomers and the Politics of Midcentury Nostalgia
"Our body politic is itself an aging boomer looking back upon his glory days," argues Yuval Levin in his new book.
Hillary Clinton Doubles Down on Goldman Sachs
The Clinton campaign has been using former Goldman Sachs advisor Gene Sperling to criticize Donald Trump.
Behind the Closing of a Maine Paper Mill, a Tale of Tariffs and the Times
As Maine paperworkers and The New York Times shareholders have found out, you can't tax your way to prosperity.
Hillary Clinton, Borrowing From Rubio, Discovers Welders
If you thought the exit of Marco Rubio meant we could forget about the welder issue, alas, no such luck.
Hooray for Hillary Clinton's Ties to Walmart
Sen. Sanders, however, seems to think that voters will be horrified to learn of Alice Walton's support for Clinton.
