"Personnel is policy" has shaped past administrations. Kevin Hassett, who has been tapped to lead the National Economic Council, will have a hand in tax reform, debt reduction, and more.
The high cost of complying with our tax code encourages wasteful tax avoidance strategies and distorts work and investment decisions.
The Committee on Foreign Investment doesn't recommend blocking the merger, and neither should President Joe Biden.
Most people don't realize it, but if you're a U.S. citizen, the IRS wants to know about all the money you earn, no matter where in the world you earn it.
There seems to be general bipartisan agreement on keeping a majority of the cuts, which are set to expire. They can be financed by cleaning out the tax code of unfair breaks.
The U.S. has successfully navigated past debt challenges, notably in the 1990s. Policymakers can fix this if they find the will to do so.
The candidate who grasps the gravity of this situation and proposes concrete steps to address it will demonstrate the leadership our nation now desperately needs. The stakes couldn't be higher.
Reasonable options include gradually raising the minimum retirement age, adjusting benefits to reflect longer life expectancies, and implementing fair means-testing to ensure benefits flow where they're actually needed.
Despite both presidential candidates touting protectionist trade policy, tariffs do little to address the underlying factors that make it difficult for U.S. manufacturers to compete in the global marketplace.
Private unions have every right to exist, but that doesn't mean they're actually beneficial on net.
The entrepreneur, who founded the Cicero Institute to fix government and the University of Austin to fix higher education, wanted space to flourish.
Economic nationalists are claiming the deal endangers "national security" to convince Americans that a good deal for investors, employees, and the U.S. economy will somehow make America less secure. That's nonsense.
The president wants to raise the rate from 21 percent to 28 percent, despite it being well-established that this is the most economically-destructive method to raise government funds.
I shouldn't have to spend so much money on an accountant every year. But I don't really have a choice.
The policy is a true budget buster and is ineffective in the long term.
The Supreme Court supposedly put an end to “home equity theft” last year. But some state and local governments have found a loophole.
CEOs are beginning to wonder what to do when environmental, social, and governance factors are at odds with performance.
CEOs are beginning to wonder what to do when environmental, social, and governance factors are at odds with performance.
Some, like Rep. Patrick McHenry (R–N.C.), advocate a more measured approach.
The Copenhagen Consensus has long championed a cost-benefit approach for addressing the world's most critical environmental problems.
Years ago, when interest rates were low, calls for the federal government to exercise fiscal restraint were dismissed. That was unwise.
Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
The country's current struggles show the problems of the Beijing way—and make the case for freedom.
It's a familiar program. And it will result in higher prices, slower growth, and fewer jobs.
Many politicians offer a simplified view of the world—one in which government interventions are all benefits and no costs. That couldn't be further from the truth.
Lai's media company covered the Communist government's abuses when other Hong Kong media wouldn't.
We once ranked No. 4 in the world, according to the Heritage Foundation. Now we're 25th.
Home prices were unaffected by a ban on buy-to-rent housing in the Netherlands, but more affordable rental housing disappeared.
The legislation—which was introduced in response to the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio—pushes pet projects and would worsen the status quo.
The U.S. tax system is extremely progressive, even compared to European countries—whose governments rely on taxing the middle class.
Why the businessman launched a long shot campaign for the presidency.
Excessive government interference in the market hurts consumers and thwarts policy goals. It also gets in the way of the government itself.
The higher taxes on small businesses and entrepreneurs could slow growth. Less opportunity means more tribalism and division.
The venture capitalist and prognosticator on his hopes for the future and his fears about the present.
If you look closely, you'll find a lot of contradictions.
While some Republicans may have had misguided motivations, a few disrupted McCarthy's campaign in order to enact fiscal restraint. Their colleagues were fine with business as usual.
But partisans are having the wrong debate.
Sebastian Mallaby's The Power Law explores how venture capital and public policy helped shape modern technology.
The policy has some bipartisan support, despite the fact that it has mostly been a failure since its inception.
These are the people who showed up when the economy was shut down by the government, working in jobs labeled "essential."
Government should not penalize investment, thwart competition, discourage innovation and work, or obstruct production.
Why should we believe that this boondoggle will produce better results than hundreds of other corporate welfare programs?
Just as you don't attract bees with vinegar, you don't attract corporations by promising to tax them heavily.
Hundreds of leaders have endorsed a 15 percent global minimum tax to quash countries with lower and simpler taxes.
Thank you for the lesson, Mr. President!
Tax reform will change how Americans save for retirement, but lowering a tax deduction for 401(k) savings would be a fiscal and political misstep.
A funny thing happened on the way to a post-capitalist, crypto-anarchist utopia.
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