Why Don't These Candidates Ever Talk about Money? for 09/20/2015
While there were some great moments in the latest GOP debate, and some terrific individual performances — Carly Fiorina seemed to grab all the buzz in the aftermath — one thing that barely came up was...
View ArticleEvery Now and Then, the GOP Should Disrupt the Status Quo for 09/26/2015
Nobody really likes government shutdowns, including me. But sometimes you have to make a point. Send a message. Show voters what you really believe. Take a stand. With John Boehner set to resign at the...
View ArticleRyan and Reconciliation Is a Powerful Combination for 10/10/2015
As of this writing, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan has not decided whether to run for speaker. He has been bombarded by all the Republican factions. Even Mitt Romney says the Wisconsinite can...
View ArticlePro-Growth Economist Angus Deaton Echoes JFK for 10/17/2015
The Democratic presidential debate ironically took place the same week that a Princeton University professor was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Why ironic? Because professor...
View ArticleBiden Decision Leaves Both Parties in Disarray for 10/24/2015
Lawrence Kudlow is off this week. The following column is by Michael Barone. Joe Biden has made it official: He is not running for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. It's the latest...
View ArticleLiberals' Response to Dissent: 'Shut Up' for 11/06/2015
Lawrence Kudlow is off this week. The following column is by Michael Barone. "'Shut up,' he explained." That's a sentence from Ring Lardner's short story "The Young Immigrunts." It's an exasperated...
View ArticleGOP Not yet There on Growth for 11/14/2015
The singular economic issue of our time is the quest for more rapid economic growth. In the past century the American economy grew at roughly 3.5 percent per year. That included huge booms and even...
View ArticleIf We Want to Destroy ISIS, We Can Destroy ISIS for 11/21/2015
Let's say it loud and often. If we want to destroy ISIS, we can destroy ISIS. Perhaps I am stating the obvious, but I want to state it anyway. Why? Because I am not hearing it enough. I'm certainly not...
View ArticleIf We Want to Destroy ISIS, We Can Destroy ISIS for 11/21/2015
Let's say it loud and often. If we want to destroy ISIS, we can destroy ISIS. Perhaps I am stating the obvious, but I want to state it anyway. Why? Because I am not hearing it enough. I'm certainly not...
View ArticleWill Janet Yellen Sabotage Hillary Clinton? for 12/05/2015
A 211,000 jobs increase for November will finally push the Fed over the line and into a quarter-of-a-point rate hike later this month. The question is, how much and how fast will the central bank raise...
View ArticleI've Changed. This Is War. Seal the Borders. Stop the Visas for 12/12/2015
I know this is not my usual position. But this is a war. Therefore, I have come to believe there should be no immigration or visa waivers until the U.S. adopts a completely new system to stop radical...
View ArticleShow Me the War That Will End ISIS Money for 12/19/2015
We know the ways and means to destroy the Islamic State. But we're not doing it. By all accounts, ISIS is the wealthiest terrorist organization in the world. By far. In round numbers, ISIS is said to...
View ArticleThe Fed Should Let Middle-Class Workers Prosper for 01/09/2016
The Dow Jones lost over 1,000 points this week. It's down 9 percent over the past year. The broader S&P 500 also got clobbered, and is down 7 percent in the past year. What's going on? Is the world...
View ArticleTaxes Chased GE Out of Connecticut for 01/16/2016
But a big dose of free-market optimism can save the once great state. GE's decision to leave Fairfield for Boston is another sad marker in the downhill slide brought about by Connecticut's high-tax,...
View ArticleWe Will Never Destroy ISIS Without a Full-Blown Declaration of War for...
Speaker Paul Ryan's statesmanship may just get the job done. The speed of the news cycle and the media obsession with the presidential horseraces have crowded out a crucial development in the war on...
View ArticleThe Fed Freaks Out About the Markets -- Because It's Misreading the Situation...
Early in the new year, on Sunday, Jan. 3, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer delivered a hawkish speech to the American Economic Association. Completely misreading the economy, which is...
View ArticleMessage Matters: Trump Succeeded, Yellen Failed for 02/13/2016
Most political reporters are fixated on the presidential horserace rather than the message candidates are sending to voters. Message wins all the time. Message moves polls. Message raises money....
View ArticleA Growth Message, Not Catfights, Will Propel the GOP to November Victory for...
In the week leading up to the New Hampshire primary, a few GOP candidates put forth strong, positive, optimistic messages of economic growth. Donald Trump did it, and it contributed to his landslide....
View Article2 Percent Growth Is a Loser for the Angry Middle Class for 02/27/2016
The good news is that the economy is growing at 2 percent and that there's no recession in sight (barring a complete collapse of profits). The bad news is that the economy is growing at 2 percent. It's...
View ArticleCan We Please Have a Rules-Based Policy? for 09/05/2015
As stocks endure their worst correction since 2011, and the battle between Fed doves and hawks rages on over a quarter-of-a-percentage-point rate liftoff, the much-anticipated August employment numbers...
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