Obamacare and Trump’s protectionism have a lot in common.

Sleaze is a bipartisan activity in Washington.

An unlevel playing field is also a moral issue.

Is there any argument in favor of earmarks?

A tough road ahead.

I wrote a four-part series about how governments are waging a war against cash, with the first two columns looking at why politicians are so interested in taking this radical step. In Part I, I looked at the argument that cash should be banned or restricted so governments could more easily collect additional tax revenue. In Part […]

Puzzling inaction leaves the IRS bureaucracy on auto-pilot.

Some stories that symbolize the venality and incompetence of politicians.

Cronyism is good for cronies but bad for the economy.

Why GOP toughness on healthcare has turned into mush.