Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder PBS NewsHour aired a story last year about Milwaukee, saying many residents call the city “the worst place to be a black man in America.” It talked about last year’s riots in the city after a cop shot a black man. One black Milwaukee resident explained that this is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore At the Unleashing American Energy event last week, Donald Trump renewed his promise of an era of American global energy dominance. He said that this energy superpower status would be gained by using all of our energy resources. He also noted that in just six months, we’ve reduced the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Star Parker The number of Americans enrolled in Medicaid has increased from 29 million in 1990 to 73 million today — an increase of 252 percent over a period when the nation’s population increased 30 percent. Total spending on Medicaid today is $574 billion, 275 percent above the $209 billion of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore Every day, legions of economists dismiss Donald Trump’s economic agenda and forecast of 3 percent growth as a wild-eyed fantasy. The consensus is that the economy “can’t possibly grow at 3 percent,” according to The Wall Street Journal. “Slow growth is the new norm, so get used to it,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore It’s finally official. The Affordable Care Act is a public-policy flop of epic proportions. That’s the only possible conclusion from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City announcement last week that it will drop out of many markets in Kansas and Missouri. The firm lost $100 million under […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore In many ways, the Affordable Care Act was a massive tax increase masquerading as a health reform plan. The extreme negative economic effects of these tax hikes have been under-reported by the media. Republicans are right to fight for the hikes’ total repeal, but the left has retaliated, claiming […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore Almost every promise made eight years ago about Obamacare turned out to be a falsehood. That is first and foremost why the law must be repealed. No, you couldn’t keep your insurance plan, doctor or provider in many cases. No, it didn’t save $2,500 per family (more like cost […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore For all the obsessing in Washington over income inequality, why isn’t there more outrage over government policies that exacerbate the problem? There are hundreds of programs that increase poverty in America. Last week, at the Heritage Foundation forum on this very topic, my colleagues exposed many of these programs. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore Everyone in Washington hates Donald Trump’s new budget. So it must have something going for it. This is a budget plan that will surgically remove trillions of dollars of wasteful spending from the obese $3.9 trillion federal budget. Many agencies will have to live with cuts of 5, 10 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore If you listen to the media narrative on climate change and “clean energy,” you’d think that the rest of the world has moved smartly and seamlessly toward 21st century green energy while the U.S. is the high-polluting laggard that just won’t get with the program to save the planet. […]