James Carter

The Forgotten Lesson Of The McKinley Tariff

America’s tinplate tariffs in the 1890s are a clear example of effective industrial policy, and a reminder that tariffs work…

3 days ago

The Other Document Of 1776

Most Americans can recite the opening lines of one of the two great documents published in 1776. They cannot name…

6 days ago

Kevin Warsh Has Defined Success. Now He Needs To Deliver It

The Federal Reserve held rates steady at its June meeting. That wasn’t the story. What mattered: Kevin Warsh sees a…

3 weeks ago

The Case For A Smaller, Humbler Federal Reserve

For two decades, the Federal Reserve has behaved less like a central bank and more like the nation’s emergency room…

1 month ago

Washington Bureaucrats Get Corporate Taxes Wrong — Again

Washington’s tax bureaucrats want you to believe you can tax your way to prosperity. History says otherwise. The Congressional Research…

2 months ago

Britain’s Regulatory Suicide Note

There is a particular kind of political folly that manages to be simultaneously expensive, unnecessary and self-inflicted. The U.K. government’s…

2 months ago

There’s A Small Flaw In Trump’s Tariffs, But It Can Be Fixed

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel have done something no Washington consensus would have predicted five years ago: they put…

2 months ago

How To Know Who Really Won In Iran

While Washington and Tel Aviv argue over battle damage assessments, consider a different metric entirely: somewhere in Tehran tonight, an…

4 months ago

California’s Legal Medicaid Heist

Gov. Gavin Newsom loves to boast that California is a model for the nation. But there’s one “innovation” you’ll never…

4 months ago

America’s Tech Strategy Must Put US Interests First

America is engaged in a high-stakes competition with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—one that will shape our economic future and…

4 months ago

CBO’s Latest Report Sounds Alarm On Debt And Growth

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) recently issued report, The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036, offers a sobering look…

5 months ago

The State Of The Union Speech President Trump Should—And Could—Deliver

Tonight, I come before Congress not to recite grievances. I come to report the results. For too long, Americans were…

5 months ago

Affordability A Market Lesson Washington Keeps Forgetting

Affordability. It is the hot, new political slogan, a catch-all lament for the frustrations of daily economic life. But behind…

7 months ago

A Cornerstone Of The America First Mandate

The United States’ recent confrontations with Iran dominate the headlines, but the growing, if quieter, confrontation with China is just…

1 year ago

Trump Is Laying The Groundwork For America’s Future

Less than two weeks after announcing a stunning $5.2 trillion in new U.S.-based investments, the Trump administration commenced its “SelectUSA…

1 year ago