The GOP should substitute Clinton’s welfare rules for the weak requirements in its reconciliation bill. By Phil Gramm and Michael Solon June 29, 2025 2:32 pm ET Have Republicans gone weak on work? In 1996 a Republican Congress passed, and President Clinton signed, a bipartisan bill imposing a work requirement of...

The duties will hit consumers, jobs and national security. By Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux June 25, 2025 1:18 pm ET When announcing the agreement allowing Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel on May 30, President Trump promised to double to 50% U.S. tariff rates on steel and aluminum. On June 3...

The debacle of 1932 is the most famous example, but Republican losses span the period 1842 through 2020. By Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux May 21, 2025 1:37 pm ET The Trump administration is looking for an exit strategy from the most destructive parts of its trade war. The uncertainty...

It isn’t a statistical artifact but a warning of a real slowdown. By Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux May 6, 2025 5:04 pm ET U.S. gross domestic product shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to an April 30 report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The...

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...