Policy and Government

On Bloomberg, Arthur Laffer says a trade war would be horrific for the U.S. economy.

From Fox News, Steve Forbes believes markets are still optimistic for new trade agreements, that’s why stocks haven’t declined further.

The Weekly Standard reports that US greenhouse gas emissions are falling substantially while those of Europe are rising.

On Fox News, Peter Morici says President Trump’s birthday gift to America is a booming economy.

From Bloomberg, Dani Burger reports markets are churning at the fastest level since 2008.

Monetary

At Alt-M, George Selgin asks if the Fed is losing control of monetary policy.

Regulatory

From Forbes.com, Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. discusses how regulations harm entrepreneurship.