Monthly Archives: April 2025

Biden’s officials wanted the company cut down to size for ideological reasons. But why didn’t Trump drop the case? By Phil Gramm April 28, 2025 5:33 pm ET A federal district court last year found Google guilty of “maintaining a monopoly in two product markets in the United States—general search services...

Both models of state-directed capitalism misallocate resources and make the nation poorer. By Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux April 14, 2025 4:35 pm ET Not since Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff has a president chosen to disregard a larger body of informed opinion than President Trump did when he instituted his...

Its flawed income measure leads to the overpayment of welfare, including Medicaid, to recipients. By Phil Gramm and John Early April 2, 2025 12:54 pm ET The Trump administration recently promised that it “will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.” The determination not to reform retirement benefit entitlements is politically understandable....