Articles by Stephen Moore

PoliticsCommentary

What the Tea Party Has Achieved

Stephen Moore | October 13, 2015

Remember the much maligned Tea Party movement? These were the patriotic Americans—millions of them—who took to the streets and the town halls across America and… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Nearly 1,000 People Move From Blue States to Red States Every Day. Here’s Why.

Stephen Moore | October 09, 2015

The so-called “progressives” love to talk about how their policies will create a worker’s paradise, but then why is it that day after day, month… Read More

InternationalCommentary

Greece Disaster Shows Unavoidable Consequences of Socialism

Stephen Moore | July 11, 2015

The Greek citizens have rolled the dice and voted overwhelmingly to reject the “austerity” referendum. This was a way for voters to stick a finger… Read More

EconomyCommentary

How This Financial Habit of Millennials Could Increase Inequality

Stephen Moore | June 21, 2015

Recent polling shows a big majority of Americans think it will be more difficult for this generation of millennials to achieve the American dream of… Read More

EconomyCommentary

The Lie Obama Keeps Repeating About the Poor in America

Stephen Moore | June 14, 2015

President Obama recently acknowledged what every sane person knows to be true: The best anti-poverty program is a job. Obama said this at a recent… Read More

EconomyCommentary

U.S. Chamber Should Be Promoting Commerce, Not Cronyism

Stephen Moore | May 31, 2015

Here’s a half-serious question: How much do taxpayers have to pay off Boeing to make the Export-Import Bank finally and irrevocably go away? If the… Read More

EconomyCommentary

What Will Drive Illinois to Ask Washington for a Bailout

Stephen Moore | May 24, 2015

Earlier this month the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a state law that would help fix the state’s notorious pension crisis. What a tragedy for the state’s… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Unraveling the Poverty Myths Obama Is Promoting

Stephen Moore | May 18, 2015

Our class warrior in chief was at it again last week complaining about our “ideological divides that have prevented us from making progress” in solving… Read More

EducationCommentary

After Baltimore, What We Can Do to Rescue Families Trapped in Cultures of Violence, Despair and Joblessness

Stephen Moore | May 10, 2015

The scenes of Baltimore set ablaze have many Americans thinking: What can be done to rescue families trapped in an inner-city culture of violence, despair… Read More

EnergyCommentary

The Death of the Green Energy Movement

Stephen Moore | May 08, 2015

The green energy movement in America is dead. May it rest in peace. No, a majority of American energy over the next 20 years is… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

How Obama’s Recovery Compares to Reagan’s Recovery

Stephen Moore | May 03, 2015

Here’s some advice to the White House: it might be time for President Obama to cancel the rest of his economic “mission accomplished” tour and… Read More

EnergyCommentary

How the Sierra Club’s Lexus Liberals’ Agenda Hurts Poor Americans

Stephen Moore | April 26, 2015

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and the whole gang of Democratic leaders claim that one of their highest priorities is to lift up the middle… Read More

EnergyCommentary

Media, Environmentalists Were Wrong: How the Gulf Coast Roared Back After Oil Spill

Stephen Moore | April 25, 2015

Five years ago this week a blowout of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig 40 miles from the Gulf Coast tragically claimed 11 lives and spilled… Read More

EnergyCommentary

The State of Our Planet Is Better Than Ever

Stephen Moore | April 22, 2015

Today is Earth Day and to hear the experts like Usher and Al Gore tell the story, the planet is in a miserable state. We’re… Read More

EconomyCommentary

These Blue States Have Tried the Elizabeth Warren Model. Their Residents Are Fleeing.

Stephen Moore | April 19, 2015

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently appeared on one of the late night talk shows, beating the class warfare drum and arguing for billions of dollars in… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Why the Death Tax Is All Economic Pain, No Gain

Stephen Moore | April 16, 2015

The House voted to repeal the death tax on Thursday. There are lots of persuasive reasons to kill this odious tax. The money in a… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Barbra Streisand Thinks the Obama Economy Is Great. What She’s Missing.

Stephen Moore | April 12, 2015

Poor Barbra Streisand. Just last month the renowned economist (who also describes herself as a “singer,” “actress,” and “activist”) penned an opinion piece titled “Have You… Read More

Health CareCommentary

The Greatest Setback for Cancer Research Is Obamacare

Stephen Moore | April 11, 2015

Nearly everyone is thinking about cancer these days thanks to the Ken Burns film on PBS, “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.” All of us,… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Why Are So Many Employers Unable to Fill Jobs?

Stephen Moore | April 06, 2015

The great conundrum of the U.S. economy today is that we have record numbers of working age people out of the labor force at the… Read More

EnergyCommentary

No, Being a Climate Change Skeptic Isn’t Like Fearing Vaccines

Stephen Moore | March 22, 2015

National Geographic’s latest cover story generated lots of attention for comparing climate change skeptics to those who fear vaccinations, disbelieve NASA’s moon landing, and oppose water fluoridation…. Read More

EconomyAnalysis

What the Domino’s CEO Would Change on Taxes, Obamacare

Stephen Moore | March 22, 2015

Here’s a question that has been puzzling Patrick Doyle, the CEO of Domino’s, for months, as he puts it: “How do we list the calorie content of… Read More

EconomyCommentary

The $7.2 Trillion Difference Between Obama’s Budget and House GOP Budget

Stephen Moore | March 20, 2015

Sometimes in Washington it seems as George Wallace used to grouse: “There ain’t a dime’s worth of difference between the two parties.” Well when it… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Why the Country Is Turning Against Unions

Stephen Moore | March 15, 2015

Editor’s note: Since this article was originally published, Gov. Scott Walker signed the right-to-work law in Wisconsin. My first job as a teenager back in… Read More

EconomyCommentary

How Wisconsin Becoming a Right-to-Work State Will Boost Its Job Growth

Stephen Moore | March 08, 2015

(This article was originally published last week, before the Wisconsin state assembly passed right-to-work legislation.)  Wisconsin is poised this week to become the 25th “right-to-work state,”… Read More

EconomyAnalysis

It’s Time to Kill This Tax (Entirely)

Stephen Moore | March 01, 2015

If there were ever a right time to eliminate the estate tax in America, it is right now. The latest tax collection data make an… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Obama Routinely Breaches Bipartisan Deals

Stephen Moore | February 15, 2015

Among so many of President Obama’s flaws, near the top of the list is that he has never understood the art of the deal. Every… Read More

EducationCommentary

School Choice Could Erode Inequality. So Why Doesn’t Obama’s Budget Include D.C. School Choice Funding?

Stephen Moore | February 11, 2015

Barack Obama is a Washington, D.C., resident–and one with a high income. As he likes to openly admit, he’s one of the privileged one percent… Read More

EconomyCommentary

There Is a Simple Formula for Unleashing Economic Prosperity

Stephen Moore | February 08, 2015

The age old question in economics is this: how does a nation or state create economic growth and rising living standards for its citizens?  Once… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Obama’s Proposal Would Make Effective Death Tax Rate as High as 68%

Stephen Moore | February 08, 2015

President Obama’s proposed changes to inheritance and capital gains taxes could raise the estate tax rate in the U.S. to the highest in the industrialized… Read More

EconomyCommentary

The Connection Between High Taxes and Stagnant Wages

Stephen Moore | February 07, 2015

President Obama has wisely abandoned his lead-filled trial balloon of taxing college savings plans. Congressional offices were deluged over the last week with indignant calls… Read More