Commentary By Stephen Moore

It's a Wonderful President By Stephen Moore

   I've been shocked that Americans are in such a grumpy mood as reflected in all the public opinion polls.

Why Johnny Can't Read By Stephen Moore

        Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country, as national testing results keep documenting. Illiteracy rates are rising: The number of 16- to 24-year-olds reading at the lowest literacy levels increased from 16% in 2017 to 25% in 2023, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

How Trump Can Help Accelerate Argentina's Economic Comeback By Stephen Moore

        President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei have a special relationship. Each is engaged in a crusade to make his respective country's economy great again. Trump was all in on helping Milei win his elections earlier this year, and he has also offered the Argentines a $20 billion "lifeline" as they adjust to the bumpy path to needed free-market reforms.

If Young People Want More Affordability, They Should Get Jobs By Stephen Moore

   Polls show that the age group of Americans most worried about "affordability" are the 20- and 30-somethings. That's young millennials and Gen Z.

Stop the Trial Lawyer Tax By Stephen Moore

        Trial lawyers have been the bane of U.S. employers for many decades, sucking blood out of the economy like a swarm of mosquitos.

Want Lower Prices? More 'Affordability'? Move to a Red State. By Stephen Moore

   The buzzword of the month is "affordability," and based on the election results from New York, New Jersey and Virginia, voters think that's declining. Democrats think they've found a winning issue here to win back the hearts and minds of voters after the Trump sweep last year.

Bill Gates Gets Mugged by Reality By Stephen Moore

        You've probably heard by now the blockbuster news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the richest people to ever walk the planet, has had a change of heart on climate change. For several decades, Gates poured billions of dollars into the climate-industrial complex and was howling that the end is nigh unless we stop using fossil fuels, cars, air conditioning and general anesthesia.

Deposit Insurance for Billionaires? By Stephen Moore

        Politicians in Washington have the shortest memories.

To Lower Health Costs, Legalize Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans for All By Stephen Moore

        The following column is coauthored by Stephen Moore and David M. Simon.

Stop the UN Global Climate Tax on American Ships By Stephen Moore

        Later this week the United Nations will hold a vote on a multibillion-dollar climate change tax targeted squarely at American industry. Without quick and decisive action by the White House, this U.N. tax on fossil fuels will become international law.

Spectrum Sale Enhances Economy and National Security By Stephen Moore

   A great but unheralded feature of the One Big Beautiful Bill passed in July was an authorization for the Federal Communications Commission to raise $88 billion to $100 billion through electronic spectrum auctions.

Stop the Health Insurers' Raid on the Treasury By Stephen Moore

        No one likes insurance companies -- trying to get them to pay a claim is like wrenching a bone out of a dog's clenched teeth -- and now we have another reason to hold them in low regard. The biggest advocate for blowing another $1 trillion hole in the federal budget is the health insurance lobby.

        The giant insurance companies -- including UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Humana are leading what Capitol Hill sources describe as "an unprecedented lobbying blitz to restore hundreds of billions in taxpayer-funded Obamacare and Medicare Advantage subsidies."

The Case Against Jerome Powell By Stephen Moore

   It's hard to believe that a couple years ago Time magazine considered naming Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell as their Person of the Year. He may well have won, if it hadn't been for someone named Taylor Swift.

Another Tax Revolt May Be Right Around the Corner By Stephen Moore

        Anyone old enough to have lived through the mayhem and economic decline of the 1970s probably will recall the tax cut heard round the world. That was the famous California ballot initiative Proposition 13, which slashed property taxes by more than 25% and then screwed a tight cap on future rate increases.

Stop the IRS's Stealth $700 Billion Tax Increase By Stephen Moore

        President Donald Trump has done an admirable job at defanging the IRS, which was converted into a weaponized agency targeting Democrats' political enemies.

Trump's Share-the-Wealth Retirement Plan Will Help All Americans By Stephen Moore

        The Elizabeth Warrens of the world have long complained about how the rules in Washington and on Wall Street are rigged in favor of the rich.

Europe Is Dying -- Are We Next? By Stephen Moore

        Let's start with a very simple truism: You can't have prosperity without people.

'Drill, Baby, Drill' Is Working By Stephen Moore

        Well, so much for the vaunted renewable energy "transition" to save the planet. This was always a fable. We get 80% of our energy from fossil fuels, and with Donald Trump now in the White House, that ratio is rising, not falling.

As Many as 1 Million Kids Will Have School Choice This Year By Stephen Moore

        This is the dawning of the age of school choice.

How to Make Sure the US Dominates 21st-Century Telecommunications By Stephen Moore

   Trump's announcement and executive order to ensure that the U.S. dominates the artificial intelligence revolution was a welcome America First policy directive. That mostly means keeping the government out of the way.