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Candidate Trump Backed Working People. As President, He Keeps Wages Suppressed Jun. 18, 2019
During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump at one point called for hiking the federal minimum wage. Now ... Read More
Trump to Working Class: 'Adios, Chumps' Jun. 12, 2019
Congratulations on that nice pay raise you got last year, a 7% hike — wow! Seven percent might... Read More
Short Takes on Unlikely GOP-Democrat Pairings Jun. 10, 2019
Thunder on K Street Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ted Cruz teaming up to push for lobbying ... Read More
It's More Than the Economy Jun. 07, 2019
For more than a generation, James Carville's campaign maxim, "It's the economy, stupid," has been he... Read More
Beverly Hills Tobacco Prohibition Puts Local Profits At Risk Jun. 07, 2019
History has demonstrated that Prohibition doesn't work — and neither will the sweeping tobacco... Read More
Numbers Betray Export-Import Bank Advocates Jun. 06, 2019
It's amazing what can be done to a cause in a mere four years. Back in 2015, there was widespread ag... Read More
Trump's Mexico Tariffs Threaten the US Economy Jun. 02, 2019
When it comes to the economy, Donald Trump was born on third base and claims he hit a triple. But no... Read More
The Fed Hurts Farmers More Than China Does May. 28, 2019
There's no question that many farmers are struggling this year with incomes down and bankruptcies up... Read More
How Trump Saved the Union May. 21, 2019
I get letters from liberal critics. Every time I report that President Donald Trump has saved the U.... Read More
How Trump Saved the Union May. 19, 2019
I get letters from liberal critics. Every time I report that President Donald Trump has saved the U.... Read More
Democrats' (Not Entirely) 'Bleak Prospects' May. 18, 2019
In my line of work, I run into more than a few Democrats whose mood swings of late are frankly semi-... Read More
In Defense of Wealth May. 16, 2019
There's been a lot of conversation these days among America's wealthy class about whether capitalism... Read More
Trump's 'Infrastructure' Plan Versus Obama's 'Stimulus': Part II May. 16, 2019
My previous column objected to President Donald Trump and Sen. Chuck Schumer's, D-N.Y., proposed $2 ... Read More
It's Time for a Course Correction in the Trade War May. 16, 2019
President Donald Trump and his supporters often tell us that he is fundamentally a free trader. The ... Read More
Workers Making Apple IPhones Start at $3.15 Per Hour -- in China May. 16, 2019
The workers who assemble Apple iPhones make a starting wage of $3.15 per hour in the People's Republ... Read More
Trump's Malignant Mercantilism: President's Double-Talk About Tariffs Reflects His Economically Ignorant Conviction That Exports Are Good and Imports Are Bad May. 15, 2019
Larry Kudlow, Donald Trump's chief economic adviser, understands that tariffs on Chinese imports are... Read More
In-State Tuition for Dreamers Just Makes Good Business Sense May. 15, 2019
Missouri state legislators couldn't seem to make up their minds about the educational fate of the yo... Read More
Ohio the Comeback State May. 14, 2019
I recently took some flak from Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown for saying in a speech at the Heartland Insti... Read More
Cut Taxes for the Little Guy, Mr. President May. 13, 2019
The timing is perfect. I wrote a few weeks ago recommending a Trump version of the Green New Deal. E... Read More
Cut Taxes for the Little Guy, Mr. President May. 12, 2019
The timing is perfect. I wrote a few weeks ago recommending a Trump version of the Green New Deal. E... Read More
