Stephen Moore
Columns by Stephen Moore
War on the web: Biden has deputized the FCC to police the internet
President Biden's FCC has been given the authority to second-guess every aspect of an internet service provider's operations, from network maintenance and installation to everyday business operations. Published February 6, 2024
Gambling industry wants to make fantasy sports leagues illegal
Here's a sad and textbook case of how companies all too often use the strong arm of government to destroy their competition. Published January 30, 2024
Two Americas: Elites hopelessly out of touch with working-class people
For the past 30 years or so, the left has invented a narrative that there are two Americas. Published January 24, 2024
New bank regulations will hurt small businesses, lower-income borrowers the most
The rapid succession of bank failures last spring clearly spooked regulators at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Federal Reserve Board and bank depositors. Published January 16, 2024
Blue states just can’t stop taxing
The latest Census Bureau data on population changes in the United States should have been a wake-up call to lawmakers in blue states and cities. Published January 9, 2024
The most overrated and underrated U.S. presidents: Barack Obama, Calvin Coolidge
For conservatives, it's maddening to see periodic polls of historians ranking American presidents from the greatest to the worst. Published January 2, 2024
Why does Washington want to destroy America’s ‘Magnificent 7’?
Nothing exemplifies the dominance of America's tech industry in the global economy more than the meteoric rise of what are now being called the "Magnificent Seven" stocks. Published December 12, 2023
Green climate agenda pushes policies that destroy the planet rather than save it
The late humorist P.J. O'Rourke used to quip that "everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to wash the dishes." Published December 4, 2023
Democrats reject President John F. Kennedy’s legacy
There's a political cartoon going around that shows John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy sitting on a couch watching a speech by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Published November 27, 2023
Will New York politicians tax Wall Street out of existence?
Let's face it. Anyone who works in or just visits the Wall Street area of Manhattan can't deny the aura of power and money isn't what it was 20, 30 or 50 years ago. Published November 20, 2023
‘National conservatives’ dead wrong about middle-class Americans’ financial well-being
In the last several months, I have had occasion to debate some of the intellectual leaders of a group called the "national conservatives." Published November 13, 2023
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
