Policy and Government

From Real Clear Markets, Allan Golombek says the jobs report shows how mindless the hand-wringing over trade deficits is.

Monetary

From Forbes.com, John Tamny writes the Winkelvoss twins reveal the weakness in bitcoin as a currency.

From Bloomberg, David Goodman reports global markets are bracing for the steepest rate hikes since 2006.

Tax

In the Washington Times, Stephen Moore lists 5 ways to improve the GOP tax bill.

From Townhall, Larry Kudlow and Stephen Moore call for eliminating the tax bills’ backdoor capital gains hike.

Dan Mitchell gives a primer on tax reform and the home mortgage interest deduction.

In the WSJ, Richard Rubin reports some households will be slammed under Senate tax bill.