Policy and Government

From Fox News, Deroy Murdock remembers Herb London.

In 1950 Venezuela’s per capita GDP was only ~$2,000 less than America’s. Today, the country is in collapse from socialism.

FEE: Tariffs are a form of welfare.

Tax                                                     

Richard Rahn: Tax cut gains will be eaten into next year due to change in inflation calculation.

Spending

In the WSJ, Max Gulker says the progressive “Jobs Guarantee” would be a disaster.

Regulatory

Jon Decker: The biggest loser of the midterm election was the environmental fringe.

Investor’s Business Daily: Not a single G-20 country is close to hitting CO2 emissions targets.

John Tamny: Maxine Waters’ crackdown on banks would hurt U.S. financial institutions.