Commentary By Stephen Moore

Is Washington Distorting the Numbers? By Stephen Moore

We all know that math scores have been scandalously trending downward for many years, but the folks in the government should at least be able to count.

Hey Kamala, Where Are Your Spending Cuts? By Stephen Moore

In 1982 the federal budget deficit rose above $100 billion for the first time (those were the good old days!), and then-President Ronald Reagan agreed to an infamous budget deal with then-House Speaker Tip O'Neill. Democrats would agree to $3 of spending cuts for every $1 of tax increases. Reagan foolishly agreed to the deal. The taxes went up. The spending cuts never materialized.

Hey, Washington: Keep Your Hands Off the Internet By Stephen Moore

   Everyone these days -- on both sides of the political spectrum -- seems to want the feds to regulate internet access, prices and online content. They want the Federal Communications Commission to be the referee in terms of who gets connected to the internet and what can and can't be said.

Goodbye, JFK Democrats By Stephen Moore

   Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s exit from the Democratic Party (or was he booted out?) is only the latest sign that there are no more JFK Democrats left in positions of power in the Democratic Party.

Natural Gas Is Now Cheaper Than Water By Stephen Moore

   Among the great mythologies of recent years, one stands out above the rest, is that the world is in a "great energy transition." Actually, the world IS in a dramatic energy transition. But it isn't the one the Left wants it to be.

Just Who Is the Real Middle-Class President? By Stephen Moore

President Joe Biden talked incessantly about his "from the middle class out" economic strategy. Given his record, it would have been more accurate to call it the "middle class down and out" plan. Inflation has eroded away any income gains under Biden's presidency.

Biden's Rent Control Schemes Will Backfire on Renters -- They Always Do By Stephen Moore

It's clear why President Joe Biden desperately wants to bring down housing prices and rent. With mortgage interest rates double what they were when former President Donald Trump took office, mortgage payments have roughly doubled since 2020, and rents are up in many cities by more than 30%.

Where Does Joe Biden Rank Among America's Worst Presidents? By Stephen Moore

President Joe Biden's time in the White House is mercifully coming to an end. He's now officially a lame duck with six months to go.

The Case for Draining the Swamp Is Stronger Than Ever By Stephen Moore

   The latest official employment report finds once again that the federal government and state-local hiring spree is still in full gear. Over the past year, health care and government hiring has outpaced every private sector industry. It isn't just the IRS bringing on thousands of new workers. The bloat is everywhere.

Save the Cows By Stephen Moore

   Enjoy your cheeseburgers and steaks when you fire up the grill this Fourth of July weekend, because they may not be available much longer.

Climate Change Movement Goes to Court -- Will Judges Ban Fossil Fuels? By Stephen Moore

   Things aren't going well at all for the global warming crusaders. Despite hundreds of billions of tax dollars spent on green energy over the past decade, the world and America used more fossil fuels than ever before in history last year.

Some 40 Years Later: A Nation STILL at Risk By Stephen Moore

   School's out for the summer, so now it is time to examine the state of our education system.

Biden Housing Scheme Could Ignite Another 2008 Mortgage Crisis By Stephen Moore

Politicians in Washington have very short memories, so they repeat the same mistakes over and over.

Hey Joe: Where Are All the EV Charging Stations? By Stephen Moore

The Biden administration has spent tens of billions of dollars on green energy, yet last year the U.S. and the world used record amounts of fossil fuels.

5 Reasons to Make the Trump Tax Cut Permanent By Stephen Moore

   No issue defines the diametrically opposite economic philosophies of Joe Biden and Donald Trump than their position on the Trump tax cuts.

Trump wants to make those tax cuts permanent; Biden has repeatedly promised to tax America back to prosperity by repealing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. But there are so many factual errors swirling around regarding the Trump tax cuts that it's a wonder that the "truth screeners" on the internet haven't flagged this all as "disinformation."

Biden 2.0 -- Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid By Stephen Moore

   Could a second Biden term be more injurious to the economy than his first term? It seems unimaginable given the first three years gave us 20% inflation, a $2,000 loss in average real incomes for the middle class, 6 million added illegal immigrants, a war on American energy that has caused gas prices to rise by more than 40% to $3.64 a gallon, the collapse of our many major cities, another $6 trillion added to the national debt, the unaffordability of new homes, and the chaos on college campuses.

That '70s Show -- Is Biden Taking America Back to the Age of Jimmy Carter? By Stephen Moore

   Everything that is happening in our fractured nation today seems so worrisomely reminiscent of America's last lost decade -- the 1970s.

Four Radical Reforms to Shrink the Federal Budget By Stephen Moore

   It was nearly 50 years ago that a liberal Congress completely dominated by Democrat big spenders passed a new set of budget rules -- the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

Why Small Businesses Hate Bidenomics By Stephen Moore

   If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad?

   The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business could hardly be more depressing. It finds that the men and women who run our 33 million small businesses and hire more than half of American workers are in a somber mood. The survey finds that small-business confidence has reached its lowest point in 12 years.

Joe Biden on the Economy: I Don't Feel Your Pain By Stephen Moore

   In 1992, Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton famously answered a voter question about how the national debt affected him personally. Clinton's response was often paraphrased as, "I feel your pain."