The Myth that Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Will Blow Up the Debt
Stop us if you’ve heard us say this before: In the six years since the Trump tax cuts were enacted, tax revenues have come in
September 18, 2024
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It Depends on What Your Definition of “Attempted Assassination” Is
This was the actual New York Times headline yesterday on the occasion of the second attempted assassination of Donald Trump:
September 17, 2024
House to Vote This Week on Banning Biden EV Mandates
Michigan Rep. John James’s H.J. Res. 136 is slated for House floor consideration this week. The bill would block and ban the key EPA rule that
September 17, 2024
Yet Another Reason We Need a Simple Flat Tax
A new Ernst & Young study on tax policy finds uncertainty about the tax code reduces productivity in three out of four businesses. This is
September 17, 2024
Speaking of the Fed…Senate Liberals Beg Fed for 75 Basis Point Cut
Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, and John Hickenlooper sent Fed Chair Jerome Powell a public letter begging for a big rate cut right before the elections:
September 17, 2024
Yes to a Fed Rate Cut – But Sorry it Won’t Save the Economy
It’s time. But a go-slow approach makes the most sense to us. Inflation has finally subsided for now. Our four favorite measures almost all point
September 17, 2024
HUD’s Housing Misfire: When Bureaucracy Knows Better than Markets
AEI housing analysts Edward Pinto and Tobias Peter have alerted us that Kamala Harris’s slowly emerging policy agenda now includes a massive $40 billion slush
September 15, 2024
The Next Big Tax Looming – An Exit Tax
High-tax countries like Britain are contemplating exit taxes. A figurative Berlin Wall to discourage rich people from leaving. The Labour Party, which took power in
September 15, 2024
Will California Kill AI?
California has been the global high-tech Mecca (though less so in recent years), but will the AI revolution happen in the Golden State? The Democrat-dominated
September 15, 2024
Yikes! Both Parties Are Abandoning Free Trade
We are not big fans of the Trump tariffs (he now says he may raise tariffs by as much as 20%), but as we’ve pointed
September 15, 2024