The left uses his death to peddle a false narrative about what caused the convulsions of that period. By Phil Gramm and Jeb Hensarling July 20, 2026 5:29 pm ET As eulogies and critiques pour in for Alan Greenspan, one thing has become clear: The left is using the former Federal Reserve chairman’s death...
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WSJ-Hamilton Was No Protectionist
The first Treasury secretary backed tariffs mostly to raise revenue and promote free trade. By Phil Gramm And Donald J. Boudreaux July 8, 2026 12:23 pm ET Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer have invoked the policies of the first Treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton, as precedents for President Trump’s trade agenda. Hamilton,...
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WSJ-The Surprising Truth About Reagan’s Tax Cut
It widened the deficit—not by cutting the top rate, but purely by relieving families from automatic increases through bracket creep. By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon June 19, 2026 2:11 pm ET No major economic policy in modern American history is as misunderstood or inaccurately portrayed as President Reagan’s 1981 tax...
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The Republic-Preparing for AI Counterrevolution
By Michael Solon Michael Solon is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute. The backlash against artificial intelligence is not the first time Americans have tried to strangle their own prosperity. Since the fall of the Roman Empire mankind had known only stagnation – living no better than his ancestors. With...
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WSJ-The Trump Tax Increase of 2026
The burden of new tariffs more than offsets the benefit of last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon April 28, 2026 1:07 pm ET Republicans are counting on voters being pleasantly surprised by larger-than-expected tax refunds this spring thanks to new tax cuts from the...
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