Policy and Government

Stephen Moore says the business sector of our economy is in a soft recession.

In the WSJ, Ben Leubsdorf reports U.S. Q2 productivity dropped even further than initially reported.

In the Huffington Post, Ralph Benko instructs us not to weaponized civility.

Monetary

In the Washington Times, Joseph Lawler reports more secular stagnation talk is coming from the Fed.

Tax

In the Daily Signal, Curtis Dubay comes out against the new Internet sales tax bill.

At ATR, Alexander Hendrie writes Congress should prioritize tax reform over tax extenders.

World

Dan Mitchell covers the European shakedown of Apple.