Monetary

In the WSJ, Lewis Lehrman and John Mueller say that Trump is right on countries seeking an advantage through currency devaluation, but tariffs are not the answer.

At MyCentralJersey, Steve Forbes says if we had retained the gold standard, we would be $8 trillion richer today.

In The Guardian, Katie Allen reports the world’s poorest countries are rocked by the stronger dollar.

From Politico, Danny Vinik asks is Audit the Fed is going mainstream?

At Town Hall, Ron Paul wonders what Janet Yellen and President Obama discussed.

Tax

At CNN Money, Patrick Gillespie says the tariffs proposed by Trump and Sanders would hurt low income Americans the most.

From Investor’s Business Daily, Rob Arnott and John Tamny explain how the capital gains tax penalizes creativity and innovation.

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