Stephen Moore
Columns by Stephen Moore
FDA banning menthol cigarettes will backfire
One of the most enduring lessons of American history is that the banning of liquor sales and consumption ("the noble experiment") was a colossal failure. Published November 6, 2023
The great green energy transition that wasn’t
In 2023, the world is guzzling oil and gas like never before. Global consumption of fossil fuels was higher in 2022 than at any time in human history. Published October 30, 2023
America’s top national security threat is our runaway debt
President Biden is asking to whip out the federal credit card yet again for $100 billion more in military assistance for Ukraine and Israel and "humanitarian" aid. Published October 23, 2023
Our public schools are a national disaster, and more money will not solve the problem
Perhaps what's most distressing about the latest collapse in high school test scores is that no one seems distressed about it. Published October 16, 2023
Pope Francis gives new voice to those denouncing Americans’ ‘irresponsible lifestyles’
When I was growing up and attending Catholic schools, I was taught that the pope is infallible. Published October 10, 2023
Washington’s credit card price controls would hurt consumers
Why has Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois Democrat, declared war on credit cards? Published October 2, 2023
Americans want prosperity far more than they want a balanced budget
House Republicans are in another titanic battle with President Biden on how to balance the budget. Published September 25, 2023
Census favored blue states after all
Last year, on these pages, the two of us raised the red flag on erroneous counts of state populations in the 2020 decennial Census. Published May 30, 2022
Health savings accounts present a working free market alternative to Obamacare
The Senate fight over President Trump's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, became a morality play about Obamacare. Published October 31, 2020
Deregulating America’s energy industry will stimulate COVID-19 strained economy
The last time the American economy needed a steroid injection, one industry did most of the heavy lifting to get us out of recession: the oil and gas producers of America. Published August 5, 2020
Democrats peddle doom, but the middle class never had it so good
These days when you listen to the gloom of the media and many of the presidential candidates you have to wonder what country these Debbie Downers are talking about. Published December 29, 2019
The Fed monopoly shouldn’t compete with private banks
If there is any lesson we have learned about the Federal Reserve system in the last few years, it is that the supposed oracles who run our central bank are anything but infallible. Published December 21, 2019
A cheer for the Trump uranium plan
Our sources are telling us that President Trump is nearing a decision on how to revive the all-but-dormant American uranium industry. This proposed plan would create a reserve of domestically-mined uranium and stored in a "Federal Uranium Security Stockpile." Published December 15, 2019
Congress must stop subsidizing wealthy car buyers
Why are Democrats Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi teaming together to lobby for a tax bill that would provide about 80 percent of the benefits to Americans who make more than $100,000 a year? Published December 7, 2019
Congress bans short-term lending, the poor pay a high price
Washington do-goodism almost always fails to help the people it is supposed to because politicians ignore the Law of Unintended Consequences. Nowhere is that more evident than when it comes to a congressional plan to put payday lenders and other short-term lending institutions, such as the burgeoning online lenders, out of business. Published November 30, 2019
How America can still win the race to 5G wireless technology
The Federal Communications Commission has thrown a curve ball into the global race for deployment of 5G -- the much-anticipated fifth generation of cellular and wireless technology. Published November 23, 2019
Trump needs tax cut 2.0
Every single plausible Democratic candidate for president has endorsed tax increases as centerpieces of their economic agenda. Think about what we are hearing from Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and the rest of the Punch and Judy Show. Published November 15, 2019
Post and liberal media again get it wrong about Trump economy
If The Post and others in the liberal media really cared about middle-class families, they would be cheering the gains for scores of millions of households Published November 9, 2019
Nancy Pelosi’s stall tactics hurt America’s economy
Wouldn't it be wonderful if for one brief shining moment in Washington, Congress put good policy over politics -- and passed a bill that would benefit American workers, investors and businesses? Published November 3, 2019
Trump economy surges and Biden and Obama hog the credit
The same former vice president who says that his son, Hunter, was hired by the Ukrainian oil and gas company because of his expertise in energy policy is now claiming that President Trump has "squandered" the strong Obama economy he inherited. Published October 26, 2019
