Articles by Stephen Moore

EnergyCommentary

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump host tech leaders, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates (right) in the State Dining Room of the White House on Sept. 4.

Bill Gates’ Change of Heart on Climate Change

Stephen Moore | November 06, 2025

You’ve probably heard by now the blockbuster news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the richest people to ever walk the planet, has had… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Pete Buttigieg sits next to Joe Biden in the White House in 2024

Trump Stops Biden’s Euro-Style Solution to Flight Delays and Paves Way to Lower Fares

Stephen Moore | October 18, 2025

The Biden administration spent four years placing a record level of new regulatory impediments on the nation’s airlines. An analysis by the Office of Management… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Joe Biden stands at a funeral while wearing his sun glasses.

The ‘Gold Standard’ of Jobs Data Is Broken—And America Is Paying the Price

Stephen Moore | September 13, 2025

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a revision of its latest job numbers, a report that shows just how far off its estimates of… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Donald Trump looks on as Pam Bondi, dressed in black, speaks behind a podium in the White House briefing room.

A Course Correction on Antitrust Policy

Stephen Moore | July 11, 2025

The Department of Justice under President Donald Trump recently took a long-overdue step toward restoring sanity to U.S. antitrust policy. Right before Independence Day, the… Read More

LawCommentary

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Justice.

Is Trump’s DOJ Being Set Up to Lose?

Stephen Moore | June 29, 2025

Update: The Justice Department announced Saturday it would allow the Hewlett Packard Enterprise merger with Juniper Networks to go forward after a settlement was reached…. Read More

EconomyCommentary

Milton Friedman holds a drink in his right hand while wearing a tuxedo at a dinner.

Why America Is in So Much Trouble

Stephen Moore | January 08, 2025

Shortly before Milton Friedman’s death in 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing him over dinner in San Francisco. The last question I asked him… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

President-elect Donal Trump stands on a stage with his arms by his side looking forward.

10 New Ideas to Make America’s Economy Great Again in 2025

Stephen Moore | December 26, 2024

Here’s my wish list for the incoming Trump administration to make America healthy and prosperous and great again in 2025. 1. Slash Job-Killing Regulations The… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Why Small Businesses Hate Bidenomics

Stephen Moore | April 23, 2024

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… Read More

EnergyCommentary

The Great ‘Green Energy Transition’ That Wasn’t

Stephen Moore | October 31, 2023

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… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Hey, Republicans: Don’t Forget About Growth and Prosperity

Stephen Moore | September 26, 2023

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… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Young family of four sitting on steps in front of house

Biden Is Killing the American Dream of Homeownership

Stephen Moore | September 05, 2023

In boasting about “Bidenomics” two weeks ago in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden declared that his policies are “restoring the American dream.” Then he went into… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Left Has Killed Our Great Cities

Stephen Moore | April 12, 2023

Mark down Tuesday, April 4, as the night Chicago died. That’s when we learned that Second City voters narrowly elected Brandon Johnson as their next… Read More

EconomyCommentary

New Biden Rule Permits Money Managers to Play Politics With Trillions in Retirement Savings

Stephen Moore | January 17, 2023

President Joe Biden’s Labor Department recently announced a new rule that will permit money managers to play politics with trillions of dollars of people’s retirement… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Why We Shouldn’t Tax Savings as the Left Proposes

Stephen Moore | January 31, 2020

The White House is seriously thinking about pushing for new tax cuts to bring added relief to middle class families. This strategy stands in stark… Read More

EnergyCommentary

Green Energy Mandates Could Double Your Electric Bills

Stephen Moore | October 30, 2018

Business and homeowner utility costs could double in many states if environmental groups succeed in enacting draconian solar and wind power mandates in states across… Read More

EnergyCommentary

New Report Shows US, Not Countries Promoting Climate Change Activism, Reducing Emissions the Most

Stephen Moore | August 24, 2018

Take a wild guess what country is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions the most? Canada? Britain? France? India? Germany? Japan? No, no, no, no, no,… Read More

Health CareCommentary

8 Reasons to Still Hate Obamacare

Stephen Moore | June 04, 2018

Remember Obamacare? The fight is far from over on the future of the Obama-era health insurance overhaul. Republicans are making a list-ditch effort this year… Read More

EconomyCommentary

The Mojo of Trumponomics

Stephen Moore | May 30, 2018

T.S. Eliot famously wrote that April is the cruelest month, but when it comes to America’s fiscal picture, nothing could be further from the truth… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Congress Blew Through the Budget Caps, Again. Here’s What Needs to Change.

Stephen Moore | February 15, 2018

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 signed into law last week really should be renamed the Bipartisan Budget Crash Act. This spending spree takes a… Read More

EconomyCommentary

How Tax Reform Became a Fast Track to Drain the Swamp

Stephen Moore | November 21, 2017

Republicans have long been known as “the stupid party.” They do stupid things, such as waiting until mid-November to push a must-pass tax cut that… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Why the Left Has Been So Wrong About the Trump Boom

Stephen Moore | November 07, 2017

Time magazine’s cover story for the week of Nov. 6 is a classic. It blares: “The Wrecking Crew: How Trump’s Cabinet Is Dismantling Government As… Read More

EconomyCommentary

As Trump Renegotiates NAFTA, Intellectual Property Rights Should Top the Agenda

Stephen Moore | October 17, 2017

It now appears that President Donald Trump’s intention regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement is to mend it, not end it. That’s good news… Read More

Commentary

A Labor Secretary Who Knows How to Create Jobs

Stephen Moore | December 12, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andy Puzder, CEO of Carl’s Jr., the successful fast-food hamburger restaurant chain, as his secretary of labor. This has set off… Read More

EconomyCommentary

3 Economic Facts That Counter Obama’s Recovery Narrative

Stephen Moore | June 20, 2016

President Barack Obama needs a reality check. Earlier this month in Indiana, he accused his critics of ignoring the “facts” and purporting “myths” about his… Read More

EnergyCommentary

The Green War Against the Working Class

Stephen Moore | April 20, 2016

There was a time in America—and it wasn’t even so long ago—that liberals actually cared about working class people. They may have been misguided in… Read More

EducationCommentary

A Way for Lawmakers to Show They Believe Black Lives Matter

Stephen Moore | January 15, 2016

The great Jack Kemp used to say about politicians that “voters don’t care what you know until they know that you care.” Congressional conservatives say… Read More

EconomyCommentary

The Difference Between Obama’s Recovery and Reagan’s

Stephen Moore | January 08, 2016

So President Barack Obama is back from Hawaii and the Los Angeles Times reports the president will trumpet his economic record. The Times reports: Eager… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Get Ready for Two Big Budget Showdowns in Congress

Stephen Moore | November 13, 2015

It hasn’t gotten much attention, but two big budget showdowns are looming in Washington in the weeks ahead. The first is what to do about raising the… Read More

EconomyCommentary

This Is the Worst Budget Deal GOP Has Negotiated Since George H.W. Bush Violated No New Taxes Pledge

Stephen Moore | October 28, 2015

Halloween is looking especially scary this year. On Monday, Republican leaders in Congress declared an unconditional fiscal surrender to President Barack Obama and the left,… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Washington Sets the Stage for Another Financial Crisis

Stephen Moore | October 16, 2015

My 13-year-old son told me at the dinner table the other day that Franklin Roosevelt was one of America’s “greatest presidents” because “he ended the Great… Read More

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