Policy and Government

The WSJ covers the great productivity slowdown. (Paywalled)

Investor’s Business Daily says Venezuela’s decline is easy to understand, unless you are a journalist.

From Forbes.com, Avik Roy recommends tweaks to the AHCA in the Senate.

Monetary

At Forbes.com, Tim Worstall says Reagan’s tax cuts didn’t blow out the deficit – that was Volcker.

Tax

In the NY Sun, Chris Powell writes Connecticut residents are increasingly regretting the enactment of an income tax.

At National Review, Brian Riedl attacks a New York Times column on the Reagan tax cuts.

Spending

From Forbes.com, Tim Worstall warns Puerto Rico’s creditors have a problem, the population can leave.

Regulatory

At Forbes.com, Tim Worstall debunks the arguments for a $15 minimum wage.

At Investor’s Business Daily, Betsy McCaughey dismisses the Democrats’ pre-existing conditions scam.