J.D. Foster

Trump Should Pursue His Tariffs — And Dump The World Trade Organization

How did tariffs and protectionism gain acceptance among conservatives? The short answer is that the mostly free-trade system built up…

1 year ago

Trump Tax Cuts Good, Flat Tax Better, Unified Flat Tax Best

The two Steves (Forbes and Moore) pressed again for the flat tax in a New Year’s Eve Wall Street Journal…

1 year ago

Congress Pours Fuel On The Debt Fire With Phony ‘Emergency’ Spending

Want to spend more with little muss and fuss? Declare the purpose an emergency. That is what Congress does —…

1 year ago

Biden-Harris Policies Left American Workers In The Lurch

More than half of Americans polled believe the American economy is in recession, which partly explains why former President Donald…

1 year ago

Dems Trying To Change Voting Rules In State They Can’t Win Under Current System

The political World Series between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris gets most of the attention along…

1 year ago

Harris’ Middle-Class Tax Hike

In Vice President Kamala Harris’ Bidenomics 2.0 program she talks about making corporations and the wealthy pay their “fair share”…

2 years ago

Does Anybody Want To Win This Thing?

The Trump-Harris race is neck and neck. It shouldn’t be. Either candidate could take a firm and consistent lead, but…

2 years ago

Unmasking Democrats’ Use Of The ‘Dipsy-Doo-Flipperoo’

Vice-President Kamala Harris and her media lackeys repeatedly accuse former President Donald Trump of authoritarian tendencies. This is what national…

2 years ago

Can Republicans Save America’s Budget Before It’s Too Late?

Republicans gained the House majority promising to pass all 12 annual appropriations bills on time. Then the House left for…

2 years ago

The Harris Effect

President Joe Biden looked a bit out of it giving his Oval Office address Wednesday night. Still recovering from COVID and his…

2 years ago

Trump’s Tariffs Would Not Reignite Inflation

Would former President Donald Trump’s proposed new tariffs especially on Chinese goods reignite inflation? Many opposing Trump, the tariffs or both…

2 years ago

Foreign-Born Workers Are Taking Americans’ Jobs

Something very strange is going on in America’s labor market. The employer’s survey in the June jobs report showed 272,000…

2 years ago

After Failing To Spin His Inflation Problem, Biden Pulls Out An Old Dem Favorite — Blaming Corporations

President Joe Biden has an inflation problem, or really two or three. The most obvious is that inflation continues to…

2 years ago

Beware The Big 2025 Tax Con

Language can be decisive in deciding outcomes. Consider how adopting the term “death tax” in lieu of “estate tax” advanced…

2 years ago

Migrants Taking Jobs from US Citizens. Check Out The Data

Total U.S. employment as of March reached almost 161.5 million, or roughly 3 million above the pre-pandemic peak according to…

2 years ago