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MOORE: Medicare for Nobody
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, about Medicare for All. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Political pros will remember that a dozen or so years ago, the Democrats produced a famous (or infamous) TV ad showing a man wheeling an elderly lady in a wheelchair up a path to an overlook on a mountain. At the end of the ad, the man pushes the woman out of her chair and off the cliff.
MOORE: Is the USA going bankrupt?
The national debt clock is seen in midtown Manhattan in May 2023. (Mary Altaffer / AP Photo) Thank God, no, we aren’t going bust as a nation, despite our gargantuan $40 trillion national debt. The rapid pileup of debt under Republicans and Democrats alike is certainly a disgrace and worrisome. When I came to Washington, D.C., in the mid-1980s, our debt hit $1 trillion for the first time. It seemed like a tidal wave of red ink. Forty years later, we’re at $40 trillion. That’s a big and scary number.
MOORE: Five lessons learned from the Fauci fiasco
Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last in Washington D.C. (Allison Robbert / AP Photo) COVID-19 was a traumatic experience for our families, small businesses, schools and country. Understandably, people don’t like thinking or talking about it. But we must. We now know, thanks to Sen.
MOORE: The great escape — let young workers out of Social Security
(Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo) What cruel irony that we learned last week that Social Security is going broke even sooner than we thought. The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2032, according to the latest Trustees Report. How odd that it is even referred to as a “trust fund” because there is no trust, and there is no fund.
MOORE: Stop pretending that colleges are nonprofit institutions
A rendering of Northwestern’s planned new football stadium. (Courtesy Northwestern) Here’s a recent story from the Chicago Tribune that jumped off the page when I read it. Northwestern University is finishing up the construction of a new $800 million football stadium. This is supposedly a nonprofit “educational” entity. Uh-huh. Northwestern — an “institution of higher learning” located outside of Chicago — is flush with cash.
MOORE: Why hasn’t Trump repealed Biden’s $50B backdoor business tax increase?
President Donald Trump shakes hands with supporters at a Jan. 16 ceremony at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo) The Trump administration took a well-deserved victory lap last week for repealing more than 100 Biden-era rules for every new regulation. This will save U.S. businesses potentially hundreds of billions of dollars of unnecessary costs. Gone are discriminatory racial preferences, Green New Deal mandates and electric vehicle mandates — to name a few.
MOORE: It’s a wonderful president
President Donald Trump dances to music after speaking at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 9. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo) I’ve been shocked that Americans are in such a grumpy mood, as reflected in all the public opinion polls.
MOORE: How Trump can help accelerate Argentina’s economic comeback
Argentina's President Javier Milei, center, arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of President Rodrigo Paz in La Paz, Bolivia, on Nov. 8. (Juan Karita / AP Photo) President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei have a special relationship. Each is engaged in a crusade to make his respective country’s economy great again.
MOORE: Stop the trial lawyer tax
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in 2023 on Capitol Hill. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo) Trial lawyers have been the bane of U.S. employers for many decades, sucking blood out of the economy like a swarm of mosquitos. The most famous case was back in the 1990s, when the courts awarded a $500,000 judgment to a McDonald’s customer who claimed she was burned by coffee that was too scalding hot.
MOORE: Want lower prices? More ‘affordability’? Move to a red state
The buzzword of the month is “affordability,” and based on the election results from New York, New Jersey and Virginia, voters think that’s declining. Democrats think they’ve found a winning issue here to claim back the hearts and minds of voters after the Trump sweep last year. It’s true that people are angry about prices. Steaks and hamburgers are more expensive than ever. So are coffee, rent and medical care.
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MOORE: Stop the health insurers’ raid on the Treasury
No one likes insurance companies — trying to get them to pay a claim is like wrenching a bone out of a dog’s clenched teeth — and now we have another reason to hold them in low regard. The biggest advocate for blowing another $1 trillion hole in the federal budget is the health insurance lobby.
MOORE: ‘Drill, baby, drill’ is working
Well, so much for the vaunted renewable energy “transition” to save the planet. This was always a fable. We get 80% of our energy from fossil fuels, and with Donald Trump now in the White House, that ratio is rising, not falling.
MOORE: Ensuring US dominance of 21st-century telecommunications
President Donald Trump’s announcement and executive order to ensure that the U.S. dominates the artificial intelligence revolution was a welcome America First policy directive. That mostly means keeping the government out of the way. But an equally vital industry for our economic and national security interests is telecommunications — which is also going through warp-speed technology changes. Here too, the government needs to keep its hands off. No subsidies. No lawsuits. Minimal regulations.
MOORE: The biggest conservative victory in 30 years
Everyone knows that the “big, beautiful” tax bill signed into law on the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It also averts a $4 trillion tax increase starting next year. That’s enough reason to heartily celebrate. But what isn’t well known is that this new law doesn’t just change tax policy.
MOORE: When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight
In many ways, Fred Smith — entrepreneur extraordinaire, innovator and super patriot, at a time when we so needed patriots — was the Ben Franklin of our time. He was rightfully proud of his time in the United States Marines serving in combat in Vietnam. Smith came up with the idea of Federal Express while he was a student at Yale University.
Most Recent Articles: April 2025
If it's in the News, it's in our Polls. Public opinion polling since 2003. April 30, 2025 Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index Some Voters Confused About President’s Authority to Enforce Immigration Laws Good Intentions: Bad Results By John Stossel Trump's FTC Is Putting American Companies Last By Stephen Moore The Governors, Part One: Democrats Start as Favorites in 2025 New Jersey and Virginia Races By J.
MOORE: Washington’s latest tax assault on economic success
What is it about politicians in Washington that they just can’t stand progress or the thought of anyone getting rich? That’s the attitude of many Democrats in Congress as they try to cripple the private equity and venture capital industries with higher tax rates. These financers are some of the most dynamic risk-takers on the economic playing field. They are disrupting the old, stodgy banking and Wall Street financing networks.
MOORE: Big, beautiful tax cuts should offset any tariff increases
President Donald Trump has predicted that his tariffs could raise as much as $6 trillion over the next decade in federal tax collections. These include up to 104% tariffs on China, plus the combination of reciprocal tariffs — we charge them whatever they charge us. Also, don’t forget the protectionist tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, etc.
MOORE: Why Democrats hate DOGE and love waste
If you haven’t watched the Bret Baier interviews on Fox News with Elon Musk and the other executives who have given their time and expertise to exposing the rampant fraud and inefficiency of our federal government, I urge you to do so. It will infuriate you — and that’s what we need right now. These Department of Government Efficiency volunteers are on a patriotic mission to repair our ship of state.
MOORE: Trump should end the Biden-era war on small business partnerships
President Donald Trump has promised to create millions of new high-paying jobs. One easy first step to doing that is to repeal Biden regulations on America’s 4 million business partnerships (sometimes known as S-corporations) that are prolific job creators. The latest estimates find 10 million Americans employed by these business partnerships, with $800 billion paid in worker salaries and benefits.
STEVE MOORE: Biden Is Still Haunting America’s Small Businesses. Trump Can Finally Put Stop To It
Donald Trump has promised to create millions of new high-paying jobs. One easy first step to doing that is to repeal Biden-regulations on America’s 4 million business partnerships (sometimes known as S-corporations) that are prolific job creators. The latest estimates find 10 million Americans employed by these business partnerships, with $800 billion paid in worker salaries and benefits.
MOORE: America’s 21st-century Sputnik moment has arrived
Just how much longer will American parents, their kids, business leaders and the political class tolerate the dreadful performance of our public schools? It’s arguably the greatest threat to our nation’s economic health and our national security. The latest Nation’s Report Card test scores are dismal and heartbreaking. The crash that started with inexcusable COVID-19-era school closures has continued over a cliff in almost every state.
MOORE: Trumpism is going global
Buckle your seatbelts because President-elect Donald Trump has ignited a worldwide revolt against the arrogance of global elites. We are entering a brand-new era of rebellion — man against the self-serving, out-of-touch political machines that ignore the will of the governed. Everywhere. Look around. The world is a mess. Entrenched political leaders and parties are being tumultuously evicted in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia.
MOORE: Yes nukes!
One thing Hollywood is very good at is scaring the bejesus out of Americans — even when they’re merely spreading false fears. A famous movie in 1979 called “The China Syndrome” chronicled a nuclear power accident that could kill tens of thousands of Americans with radiation poisoning. The title came from a spooky fairy-tale scenario in which the nuclear material would melt the Earth right through to its core and then all the way down to China.
MOORE: Breaking up Google will be a great American catastrophe
Earlier this year, in one of the most absurd court rulings in modern times, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by gaining a monopoly in the search engine markets. In the days or weeks ahead, the courts will decide whether to break up one of America’s most iconic companies or to sell off some of its activities and products. The latest reports are that the courts may require Google to sell off its popular Chrome browser. (To whom?
MOORE: Climate change was the big election loser
A few days before last week’s election, Bernie Sanders issued a dire warning to voters: “If Donald Trump is elected, the struggle against climate change is over.” He had that right. Climate change fanaticism was effectively on the ballot last week. The green energy agenda was decisively defeated. It turns out that the tens of millions of middle-class Americans who voted for Trump weren’t much interested in the temperature of the planet 50 years from now. They’re too busy trying to pay the bills.
Biden bank regulations would make it harder to get a loan
Bank lending is jet fuel for the U.S. economic engine. It is one of the primary sources of capital enabling companies to expand and consumers to obtain loans for homes and cars. But, the Federal Reserve is pushing a measure that would needlessly cut into lending by forcing banks to hold more capital in reserve. Every excess dollar parked in reserve means many fewer dollars lent out to businesses or consumers through the magical “multiplier effect” of banks using customer deposits to make loans.
MOORE: Will blacks and Hispanics vote their pocketbooks?
In the one debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the vice president attacked Trump for having a racist record, citing his statements in response to the protests In Charlottesville back in 2017. My intention here is not to defend Trump on some of the things he says about race — which can be interpreted by some as offensive.
Kamala Harris wants America to have the world's highest death tax
Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Here is something no one in the media is reporting as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to duck and weave like Muhammad Ali in the ring to avoid any questions about her economic plan. The American Business Defense Foundation reports that under the Harris tax plan, the number of Americans subject to the hated death tax would double or triple.
Kamala Harris Wants America to Have the World's Highest Death Tax
Here is something no one in the media is reporting as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to duck and weave like Muhammad Ali in the ring to avoid any questions about her economic plan. The American Business Defense Foundation reports that under the Harris tax plan, the number of Americans subject to the hated death tax would double or triple. This would happen because Harris has declared she will let the Trump tax cut expire next year if she becomes president.
MOORE: Where does Joe Biden rank among America’s worst presidents?
President Joe Biden’s time in the White House is mercifully coming to an end. He’s now officially a lame duck with six months to go. Biden was a victim here of a corrupt Democratic machine (with a complicit media) that thought it could pull off a grand election-year deceit despite Biden’s failing cognitive abilities. The establishment and a compliant media convinced millions of primary voters that he was of sound mind and ready to serve four more years. This lust for power put America in danger.
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Save the Cows
Enjoy your cheeseburgers and steaks when you fire up the grill this Fourth of July weekend, because they may not be available much longer. That's because the climate fanatics have declared war on livestock. Turns out the biggest planet killers are apparently cows.
MOORE: 40 years later: a nation still at risk
School’s out for the summer, so now it is time to examine the state of our education system. By any objective measure, our school performance is fair or poor for most children. Math scores hit a 20-year low. ACT scores dropped to a 30-year low last year. In dozens of schools throughout the country, not one child is reading or practicing math at grade-level proficiency.
MOORE: 5 reasons to make the Trump tax cut permanent
No issue defines the diametrically opposite economic philosophies of Joe Biden and Donald Trump than their position on the Trump tax cuts. Trump wants to make those tax cuts permanent; Biden has repeatedly promised to tax America back to prosperity by repealing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Moore: Why small businesses hate Bidenomics
If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad? The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business could hardly be more depressing. It finds that the men and women who run our 33 million small businesses and hire more than half of American workers are in a somber mood. The survey finds that small-business confidence has reached its lowest point in 12 years.
Most Recent Articles: April 2024
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MOORE: Why small businesses hate Bidenomics
If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad? The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business could hardly be more depressing. It finds that the men and women who run our 33 million small businesses and hire more than half of American workers are in a somber mood. The survey finds that small-business confidence has reached its lowest point in 12 years.
MOORE: Biden’s tax plan that puts America last
I am often asked if President Joe Biden is intentionally trying to dismantle the American economy with his imbecilic energy, climate change, crime, border, inflation and debt policies. But I’ve always believed these policies are driven by a badly mistaken ideology — not malice. Then I watched Biden’s State of the Union speech. When Biden thundered that he was going to make corporations “pay their fair share,” the Democrats in Congress leapt to their feet in applause.
Most Recent Articles: February 2024
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MOORE: Biden’s war against the internet
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MOORE: Biden’s war against the internet
It’s a miracle of private sector innovation and the magic of the free enterprise system that technologies that were only the playthings of the super-rich a generation ago are now available and affordable to almost all Americans. Back in 2000, only half of Americans had internet access. Now it’s 92%. Today, nearly 19 out of 20 adults have access to the internet on their smartphones. Does this sound like a market that needs assistance from the government?
Most Recent Articles: January 2024
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MOORE: New bank regulations will hurt small businesses and middle-class borrowers the most
The rapid succession of bank failures last spring clearly spooked federal regulators at the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board and bank depositors. The bad decision-making at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank caused the regulators to implement emergency life preserver measures to banks and conjured up memories of the 2008 financial crisis.
MOORE: Green groups are no longer promoting a cleaner environment
The late, great humorist P.J. O’Rourke used to quip that everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to wash the dishes. Well, now that can be said for traditional environmental groups that seem to have lost their way. Green groups are supposed to be about keeping our rivers, lakes and streams clean. They are supposed to be about fighting litter and keeping toxic chemicals out of the air. Their job is to maintain the beauty of our national parks and save elephants and tigers. Not anymore.
MOORE: The Nat Cons are dead wrong: middle-class America is much better off today than in the past
In the last several months, I have debated some of the intellectual leaders of a group called the “national conservatives.” I consider myself a conservative (on most issues, though I lean more libertarian). National conservatives are well-meaning and make some very valid points about the things that are going in the wrong direction in America culturally and economically, especially in the post-COVID world under President Joe Biden.
MOORE: The great ‘green energy transition’ that wasn’t
One of the textbook marketing flops of all time was the Ford Edsel sedan, which was heralded as the hot new car in the late 1950s. All the automotive experts and Ford executives said it was a can’t-miss. Henry Ford (the car was named after his son) guaranteed hundreds of thousands of sales. But one big thing went wrong: Nobody ever bothered to ask car buyers what they thought of the new car. As it turned out, they hated it.
MOORE: America’s top national security threat is our runaway debt
After spending $6 trillion on social welfare and a Green New Deal spending spree and running our national debt up to $33 trillion, President Joe 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. Yes, it certainly is a dangerous world, and more so every day.
MOORE: Hey, Republicans: don’t forget growth and prosperity
House Republicans are in another titanic battle with President Joe Biden on how to balance the budget. Actually, it’s a lopsided debate because Democrats have no interest at all in reducing the deficit. They are operating under the delusional idea paradigm of “Modern Monetary Theory,” which posits that the U.S. government can borrow $2 trillion from now until the end of days and it won’t hurt the economy.
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