Ira Stoll is editor of FutureOfCapitalism.com and author of JFK, Conservative.
Why Bureaucrats Shouldn't Set Interest Rates
Those with the power to shift hundreds of billions of dollars out of the pockets of savers should have to stand for election.
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Rush Limbaugh's "Slut" Comment Is a Red Herring
There are a lot of questions in the contraception debate that go right to the heart of ObamaCare. Instead we're talking about Rush.
Why Vanguard Founder John C. Bogle Is Wrong on Taxes
Bogle is calling on Congress to raise capital gains taxes to the rates that apply to ordinary income.
Why Capitalism Isn't Going Anywhere
It's the only system known to humanity that increases both growth and freedom.
Why Obamacare Won't Hurt Insurance Companies
Obama's regulatory overhaul may hurt taxpayers, but it's a boon for the biggest insurance companies.
Newt Gingrich Borrows a Page from the Left-Wing Playbook
If voters want a president who will demonize Wall Street, they've got a perfectly fine incumbent in Barack Obama.
Mitt Romney's MediScare
Inconsistency is only the beginning of the problems with Mr. Romney's Medicare scare.
Romney and Hancock
To understand the presidential bid of the 70th governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it's useful to remember the career of the first.
The Curse of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
At the next council meeting, Obama could invite employees who have been laid off by his own council members.
Office Pool 2012
Predicting the GOP presidential ticket, the next deposed dictator, and the fate of the European Union
Remembering Kim Jong-Il's Victims
There are Koreans whose names and photos, though absent from the front pages, tell the real story.
The Case for Newt
Mr. Gingrich's tax plan would cut capital gains tax rates to zero for all taxpayers.
Before Newt Gingrich Can Beat Mitt Romney (or Obama), He'll Have to Beat Himself
The most interesting political race this presidential election season may just be Newt Gingrich versus himself.
The New York Times' Hypocrisy on Tax Loopholes
The paper goes after Ronald S. Lauder for the sins of the Sulzbergers
Good Riddance to the Super Secret Supercommittee
Why Washington should kick its spending habits in the clear light of day
Protecting Consumers from Themselves
The trouble with the new Consumer Protection Finance Bureau
Tom Brokaw for President?
The veteran journalist could mount a serious third party challenge.
Obama Fishing Czar Divides Democrats
Why John Kerry and Barney Frank are lining up against the administration's "catch share" policy
A Nobel for Thomas Sargent
What the latest Nobel winner has to say about economics, Paul Krugman, and Obama's stimulus
Stop Coddling Warren Buffett
The billionaire investor should put his money where his mouth is.
Solyndra and the GOP
Democrats aren't the only ones entangled in the green energy boondoggle
The Poverty of Nations
What the Census Bureau's new report says about the state of Obama's America
Hurricane Irene and the Financial Crisis
Two disasters, partially of the government's own making
What Would You Do to Improve Job Growth?
Reason asks economists, writers, and wonks for real ways to increase job growth
Obama Gets a Blank Check for Endless War
Record numbers of U.S. troops are dying under Obama, but the anti-war movement is nowhere to be found.
Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
The real political debate is between optimists and pessimists.
