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March 26, 2025

Trump Should End the Biden-Era War on Small Business Partnerships By Stephen Moore

   President Donald Trump has promised to create millions of new high-paying jobs. One easy first step to doing that is to repeal Biden regulations on America's 4 million business partnerships (sometimes known as S corporations) that are prolific job creators. The latest estimates find 10 million Americans employed by these business partnerships, with $800 billion paid in worker salaries and benefits.

March 18, 2025

The FDA Can Save Lives by Keeping Copycat Drugs Off the Market By Stephen Moore

For decades, the United States has led the world in pharmaceutical innovation -- developing drugs that combat cancer, heart disease, AIDS, diabetes and other killer diseases. One recent study found that "in health-sciences output in the Nature Index, the United States' Share is almost 8,500, higher than the next 10 leading countries combined."

March 11, 2025

Want to Soak the Rich? Tax University Endowments. By Stephen Moore

                  Republicans are searching for ways to "pay for" their tax cuts. Democrats want the rich to pay more tax. Here's a solution that should make everyone happy.

                  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith is suggesting a tax on the $840 billion college endowments. These endowments will soon eclipse $1 trillion in size -- more money than the entire GDP of many countries.

March 4, 2025

For Whom the Zelle Tolls By Stephen Moore

One of the more baffling lawsuits in the final days of the Biden administration was the complaint against Zelle, the popular money transfer network. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau argued that, despite Zelle's service being free, the network's users were being ripped off.

February 26, 2025

Trump Is Right -- Fire Bad Federal Employees and Reward Good Ones By Stephen Moore

   All in Washington are acting like their hair is on fire in response to the Department of Government Efficiency requirement that federal employees list what they accomplished last week. Many are acting like they can't think of anything, like they may need to "phone a friend" to get an answer.

February 18, 2025

Get Ready for America's 'Little Tech' Revolution By Stephen Moore

The spectacular dominance of America's Magnificent Seven tech firms -- with $1 trillion-plus market caps -- has been a marvel to behold and a genuine source of American pride. This is a theme that both President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have in celebration of American business prowess.

February 4, 2025

America's 21st-Century Sputnik Moment Has Arrived By Stephen Moore

        Just how much longer will American parents, their kids, business leaders

January 28, 2025

A Smart Way to Pay for the Trump Tax Cut: Auction Federal Assets By Stephen Moore

The federal government owns multiple trillions of dollars of federal assets -- from land, to buildings, to patent rights, to mineral rights, to immigrant visas, to oil fields to trucks and trains and unused office furniture equipment.

January 14, 2025

Europe Takes a Bite Out of America's Apple By Stephen Moore

Envy is an ugly thing -- one of the seven deadly sins.

January 7, 2025

Why America Is in So Much Trouble By Stephen Moore

        Shortly before Milton Friedman's death in 2006, I had the privilege of

December 31, 2024

Trump and Musk Are Right: Legal Immigrants a Boon to US Economy A Commentary By Stephen Moore

The media have been playing up the "civil war" inside the GOP between what Politico calls the "MAGA Republicans and Big Tech." The restrictionists in the party want fewer visas, and the pro-growth wing wants more.

December 24, 2024

10 New Ideas to Make America's Economy Great Again in 2025 By Stephen Moore

Here's my wish list for the incoming Trump administration to make America healthy and prosperous and great again in 2025.

December 17, 2024

To Bring Joy to America: End the Weaponization of the IRS By Stephen Moore

One of the highest priorities for the incoming Trump administration should be to end the Democrats' weaponization of powerful government agencies against taxpayers and businesses they don't like. Nowhere has this mission been more pernicious than the party-line vote to fund the IRS with nearly $80 billion and hire tens of thousands of new tax snoops.

December 10, 2024

Trumpism Is Going Global By Stephen Moore

Buckle your seatbelts because President-elect Donald Trump has ignited a worldwide revolt against the arrogance of global elites.

December 3, 2024

Trump Should Call for a New American Patriotism By Stephen Moore

        Hard to believe it was just four years ago that Joe Biden was elected with a promise to unite the country. After the misery of COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns and the riots in the streets of major cities, Americans WANTED to be united by a unifying national purpose.

November 27, 2024

Yes Nukes! By Stephen Moore

One thing Hollywood is very good at is scaring the bejesus out of Americans -- even when they're merely spreading false fears.

November 20, 2024

Breaking Up Google Will Be a Great American Catastrophe By Stephen Moore

Earlier this year, in one of the most absurd court rulings in modern times, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by gaining a monopoly in the search engine markets.

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November 12, 2024

Climate Change Was the Big Election Loser By Stephen Moore

A few days before last week's election, Bernie Sanders issued a dire warning to voters: "If Donald Trump is elected, the struggle against climate change is over."

November 5, 2024

Thank God for the Electoral College By Stephen Moore

It seems that as more and more time goes by, my appreciation for the ingeniousness of our Founding Fathers elevates.

October 29, 2024

Dead Wrong Again -- Nobel Economists Put Partisanship Over Economic Common Sense By Stephen Moore

You may have heard that last week 24 Nobel economists wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris' economic plan would be better for America than the Trump agenda. The joint letter was spearheaded by the hyperpolitical Joseph Stiglitz. Yes, the same Joe Stiglitz who infamously flew to Caracas to endorse Hugo Chavez's economic policies in 2007.