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The labor strife at Boeing, which despite its struggles remains America’s No. 1 exporter, is a reminder of a fundamental tension inherent in...
When he calls himself “the most pro-union president in American history,” Joe Biden isn’t kidding. He means it as a boast, but there is a cost...
Like most presidents, Joe Biden is using the final few months of his tenure to brag about his accomplishments. In fairness, he has stuff to be proud...
Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been dogged by demands for more specific details about what kinds of new policies she would pursue. But the...
Donald Trump favors enormous tax cuts while also swearing to protect Social Security and Medicare benefits and promising steep cuts in immigration,...
If she wins, Kamala Harris will face one of the rarest tasks in American politics: the same-party presidential transition. Although it wouldn’t be...
Barack Obama’s speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention marks what is almost certainly the high-water mark for the political...
After weeks of anticipation, America finally has the outlines of the Kamala Harris economic policy agenda, and it is … basically the Joe Biden...
Four years ago, it was inconceivable that a politician could meme his way onto the presidential ticket. Yet that’s what Governor Tim Walz of...
President Joe Biden has been objectively good for business, especially relative to the risk of the chaos that would follow Donald Trump’s return to...
It’s hard to deny the appeal of a swing-state governor as a running mate for Kamala Harris. But as the vice president vets her candidates, there is...
Imagine you could put the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the various other tumult of the last half decade out of your head and...
I took my first ride in a driverless car last week courtesy of Waymo, Google’s autonomous taxi service, which has received regulatory permission to...
This week’s presidential debate is a golden opportunity for Joe Biden to draw a contrast with his opponent on one of the most consequential yet...
The longer interest rates stay higher, the stronger the case grows for … a carbon tax. Hear me out. The one great legislative push for carbon...
Antitrust policy is having a moment. Led by Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, President Joe Biden’s administration is turning its attention...
Donald Trump’s lead over Joe Biden can largely be explained by voter unhappiness with the economy — specifically, concerns over high interest...
No Democratic president since at least Grover Cleveland in the late 19th century has been beloved by American business. But the bleak relationship...
For a guy who says that fighting inflation is “my top economic priority,” President Joe Biden has an odd way of showing it. Last week he sharply...
From a purely political standpoint, a “mansion tax” is a genius idea. Who could be against it? Only swells who live in mansions, that’s who. So...
When it comes to the current debate over housing affordability, I feel like my position has been clear and consistent: Twelve years ago, I wrote a...
It’s well known that US education has only partially recovered from the learning loss induced by the pandemic and associated school closures. Less...
As he announced his latest round of student loan forgiveness last week — the previous one was just last month — President Joe Biden was greeted...
As a longtime housing obsessive, I have to admit that Joe Biden is the best president the cause of zoning reform has ever had. I also have to admit...
When it comes to the crises spawned by the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he is...
It’s budget season in Washington, which means the politicians are delivering their annual warnings about the looming Social Security crisis. How big...
President Joe Biden signaled last week that his administration will oppose Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of US Steel. As a matter of electoral...
As a piece of political theater, President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address was an energetic success. He effectively answered questions about...
California is a very blue state, so the question in its 2024 US Senate race isn’t whether a Democrat will fill the seat long held by the late Dianne...
Los Angeles last week made it dramatically harder to launch new charter schools in the city, the latest sign of an anti-charter backlash that’s...
Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri deserves credit for badgering Mark Zuckerberg into offering an apology last week to families of children victimized by...
One of the few bipartisan traditions left in American politics is hating on the presidential debates. They’re never substantive enough, the...
The longstanding conservative effort to weaken the administrative state reached the Supreme Court last week. If conservatives really wanted to reduce...
Low unemployment has been good not only for American workers but also for American labor unions, who’ve taken advantage of robust demand to win...
Conservatives angered by the state of US higher education ought to take a moment to reconsider their approach to the rest of America’s educational...
Joe Biden just can’t win. I refer not to the presidential election, which is still 11 months away, but to his supporters’ predisposition for...
Salt Lake City and Austin, which like most US cities are suffering from an acute shortage of affordable housing, took dramatic action last week to...
President Joe Biden wants the American consumer to know he’s taking rising costs seriously. So on Cyber Monday, a few days into the unofficial...