Taxes and Spending

The national debt and cutting government spending simply are not topics the voters care about anymore.

High-frequency trading is not the nefarious scheme policymakers would have you believe it is. It serves a real purpose in the marketplace.

The critique of "trickle-down" economics relies on a mistaken zero-sum view that more income for some must reduce incomes to others.

Estate taxes destroy businesses and undermine families while enriching the state. Not surprisingly, Hillary Clinton wants more of them.

Donald Trump has forced the GOP to admit it really has no interest in serious spending cuts or in balancing the budget.

The Silver State is not what it used to be and its lawmakers can not help saying "yes" to billionaires seeking taxpayer largesse.

Hillary Clinton likes to say she wants to help the middle class. But, her economic policy only helps her crony capitalist pals.

What has the Federal Department of Education done for students? The DOE has spent a lot of taxpayer money, but the results are less than impressive.

Bastiat's broken-window fallacy lives on in Italy where advocates for a new wave of government spending will bring an economic renaissance.

When it comes to trade, the best US policy, or that of any country, is the elimination of all barriers to imports.