An unholy alliance has long extracted as much money as possible from the state’s beleaguered private sector.
Daily Analysis
Trump’s Paid Parental Leave Entitlement: Bad for the Economy, Bad for Women
Government-mandated paid parental leave is a bad idea.
A Simple and Effective Strategy for Trump to Prevail on the Budget
How President Trump is in a strong position to get a win.
The Most Persuasive Argument for Slashing the Corporate Tax Rate
This one is very emotionally appealing.
The Best Trump Budget Cuts, Part V: Less Foreign Aid
It’s not just good for taxpayers, but also the rest of the world.
Medicaid Reforms in Trump Budget Are Necessary and Desirable
It’s time to slow the growth of Medicaid spending.
Long-Run Global Growth and Lessons about Inequality and Poverty Reduction
The world is getting richer.
Learning from the United Kingdom about the Laffer Curve, Dynamic Scoring, and Class-Warfare Taxes
There are politicians who want to go back to the punitive tax policies of the 1970s.
Will the Tories Take Advantage of a Golden Opportunity to Save the United Kingdom?
Thatcherites are worried.
Making Social Security Worse for Rich People Won’t Change the Fact that the Program Is Bad News for Poor People
Social Security is a bad deal for workers