Envy rules, even in Westfield. That’s one conclusion to draw from Netflix’s announcement of a second season for its hit series The Watcher, a mystery built around house lust. Over the course of the (already) too many episodes, citizens of…
The American public has long held an unfavorable view of the Internal Revenue Service, as evidenced by several historical surveys. A Gallup poll taken more than 25 years ago in October 1997 found that 69 percent of the American public…
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th American president, starting in 1923, 100 years ago. His tenure, 1923–29, provides a stellar example of the Founding Fathers’ dreams and aspirations for America. He was one of the greatest successors to founding principles, including…
Joe Biden’s presidency and the narrow Democratic majorities in Congress have done great damage to the American economy. Republicans have been unable to stop the tax-and-spend tsunami because the Democrats can use the reconciliation process to govern alone with their…
Congress’ annual August recess is a good time to think about the big picture. Most Americans want government reformed for the better. We notice its many breakdowns, dysfunctions, and failures to deliver on promises. Yet politicians of both parties usually…
The Drift: Stopping America’s Slide to Socialism Kevin A. Hassett Regnery Publishing, 211 pages, $29 Kevin A. Hassett is a prominent supply-sider, former resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and senior economist for the board of governors of the…
There is a certain irony to a group of rich countries pushing for policies that will disadvantage poorer countries. Yet this is exactly what the leaders of the world’s biggest economies did by endorsing a global minimum tax rate of…
Less than four weeks after proposing his $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan (AJP), President Biden unveiled another $1.8 trillion in spending for his American Families Plan (AFP) last month. The AFP is being packaged as another part of Biden’s infrastructure…
Well, that didn’t take long. The first major bill passed by the new Democratic congressional majority and signed into law by our new president on March 11 had already provoked a constitutional challenge by March 17. The attorney general of…