Policy and Government

CNN Money is mystified by America’s productivity slump.

Monetary

From MarketWatch, Greg Robb writes the Fed is heading out to Jackson Hole to get a divorce from the markets.

Bloomberg asks if emerging markets are ready for the Fed to hike rates.

Tax

Grover Norquist releases a statement on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s tax plans.

Spending

In the Washington Examiner, Joseph Lawler reports our debt-to-GDP ratio will soon jump to the highest level since the end of World War II.

In the Washington Examiner, Joseph Lawler reports our federal deficit will rise 33% in 2016.

In the Washington Times, Stephen Dinan reports federal deficits are increasing as economic growth is slowing.

Regulatory

In the Washington Examiner, Robert Ehrlich recaps five years of Obamacare.

World

2 Months After Brexit: World Miraculously Continues to Spin.

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