Trump, the Working Class and Social Order
The Wall Street Journal
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Demographic shifts compel governments...
The Social Security Crisis Is Coming
The Wall Street Journal
Time isn’t on our side. If lawmakers acted tomorrow, restoring Social Security’s long-term solvency would require a 22% benefit cut for current and future...
The American Political Realignment Is Real
The Wall Street Journal
The Democrats’ defeat in 2024 reflected long-term shifts in the electorate, not merely Kamala Harris’s vulnerability or Joe Biden’s decision to seek re-election. If these...
Big Tax Hikes Are Coming
The Wall Street Journal
In a statement Sunday night, the House Freedom Caucus said that the bill “fails to actually honor our promise to significantly correct the spending...
Jason Furman: Why Everyone Is Wrong About the Economy
Reason Podcast
Former Obama administration economic adviser Jason Furman explains why both major parties have abandoned economic reality in favor of political fantasy.
Economic Growth Won’t Reduce the Deficit Enough
The Wall Street Journal
ACCF Scholar Jason Furman: Trump and Scott Bessent should embrace PAYGO+ and make the entitlement trust funds solvent.
The ACCF Congratulates Kevin Hassett on Being Named Director of the...
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Council for Capital Formation commends the appointment of Kevin Hassett to Director of the White House National Economic Council...
The Economic Populists Have a Point
The Wall Street Journal
Many issues divide voters heading into the November election, but the economy may be the most crucial. Sound economic policy can foster prosperity and...
Inflation is impossible to forecast — stop investing like you can,...
TheStreet.com
ACCF Scholar Burton Milkier: it's impossible to predict where inflation is headed despite what top minds in the business may think
A Fiscal Crisis Is Approaching Sooner Than Official Projections Indicate
National Review
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its updated outlook for the finances of the federal government. CBO projects that the deficit will rise...
President Biden’s Fraying Coalition
The Wall Street Journal
The general election begins this week. When all the Super Tuesday votes are counted and delegates allocated, both President Biden and Donald Trump will...
ACCF Scholar: Battle Between Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Bloomberg TV
On Bloomberg TV, Jason Furman, Harvard Kennedy School Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Former Council of Economic Advisers Chairman and ACCF CPR...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Spending Is the Cause of Our Out-of-Control Deficits
The Hill
In recent years, federal deficits have exploded and debt outstanding has grown rapidly.
Considering continued high interest rates and modest economic growth, as well as consensus projections that these conditions will continue and...
Ukraine May Have to Accept a Cease-Fire
The Wall Street Journal
According to a recent report in the Washington Post, troops on the front line are running out of ammunition. Artillery shells are being rationed,...
Trump’s Fate and Other 2024 Cliffhangers
This has been a wretched year. At home, political dysfunction has deepened, and increasing numbers of young Americans are disaffected from constitutional democracy. Abroad,...
Amid Dismal Polls, the Optimist’s Case for Biden Falters
The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Biden’s low standing in head-to-head general-election polls reflects voters’ dour appraisal of his performance as president. In surveys of polls from both RealClearPolitics...