• 02/02/2025

A To-Do List for Trump’s IRS Man

Wall Street Journal Billy Long can curb the agency’s spending and boost its security. https://www.wsj.com/articles/billy-long-irs-donald-trump-taxes-danny-werfel-1b31eaf1

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Congestion-Tax Kathy Wants Your Vote

Wall Street Journal After raising taxes, she now wants to send checks to voters. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kathy-hochul-congestion-tax-checks-voters-new-york-8df1e265

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The Dying Language of Accounting

Wall Street Journal It’s past time to fix the onerous CPA licensing process. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dying-language-of-accounting-cpa-licensing-fede2e74

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Insurance CEOs Aren’t the Problem

Wall Street Journal We’ve lost the reform knack despite 50 years of knowing how to fix healthcare. https://www.wsj.com/articles/insurance-ceos-arent-the-problem-162a1bbc

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Trump’s Misguided Attack on Birthright Citizenship

Wall Street Journal He almost certainly lacks the power to end it, and doing so would swell the illegal population. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-misguided-attack-on-birthright-citizenship-immigration-children-policy-fa89a2cf

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Stopping ‘Endless Wars’ Is Easier Said Than Done

Wall Street Journal Trump will need to overcome four foreign-policy fallacies to resolve entrenched conflicts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/stopping-endless-wars-is-easier-said-than-done-trump-second-term-2cab9c7a

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The Prime Minister vs. The Blob; Liz Truss’s 44 Days in Power

Wall Street Journal Was Liz Truss done in by The Blob, the British version of the administrative state? While the former PM started out with a Thatcherite plan to grow the economy, it ended in a dramatic political tale of betrayals and blunders. All sides are featured, including a long and revealing interview with Liz…

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Save a Reagan Initiative From Musk and Ramaswamy

Wall Street Journal The Department of Government Efficiency may seek to slash the National Endowment for Democracy’s funding. https://www.wsj.com/articles/save-a-reagan-initiative-from-the-doge-national-endowment-for-democracy-funding-2b6cc072

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Kash Patel Doesn’t Belong at the FBI

Wall Street Journal At the NSC, he was less interested in his assigned duties than in proving his loyalty to Donald Trump. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kash-patel-doesnt-belong-at-the-fbi-cabinet-nominee-5ef655eb

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The Prime Minister vs. The Blob: Liz Truss’s 44 Days in Power

Wall Street Journal Was Liz Truss done in by The Blob, the British version of the administrative state? While the former PM started out with a Thatcherite plan to grow the economy, it ended in a dramatic political tale of betrayals and blunders. All sides are featured, including a long and revealing interview with Liz…

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