Commentary


Freer Trade Will Help Those Who Need It Most

Free trade remains one of the most powerful tools for share global prosperity, Bjorn Lomborg writes in a guest commentary.

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The Tax Bill Will Raise Electricity Prices on a Power-Hungry Nation

The tax bill would cut energy-efficiency tax credits while data centers raise power demand, Ari Matusiak writes in a guest commentary.

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The Real U.S.-China Trade Fight Isn’t About Exports

Japanese firms responded to the threat to their exports with a massive foreign direct investment campaign. The U.S. is blocking China from doing the same.

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OPEC’s Moment of Truth Is Coming

The group’s production decisions have confused the oil market. We will soon know how deep the cartel plans to dig in, Ben Cahill writes in a guest commentary.

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Scott Bessent’s Bretton Woods Moment Is Here

The treasury secretary has a unique opportunity to ensure dollar dominance, Emil W. Henry Jr. writes in a guest commentary.

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Congress Won’t Challenge King Donald. It’s Down to the Courts.

It’s up the judiciary to maintain the separation of powers, Benn Steil writes in a guest commentary.

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Your First Job Could Be an ‘AI Apprenticeship.’ The New Entry-Level Playbook.

Old expectations about careers are being shredded as new grads enter the workforce, PwC CEO Paul Griggs writes in a guest commentary.

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The U.S.-China Fight Over Export Controls Will Echo Around the Globe

Talks in London won’t be the last word in a new struggle over high-tech exports, Justin Sherman writes in a guest commentary.

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Congress’ Scorekeeper Is Under Attack. It Deserves Our Trust.

Keith Hall led the Congressional Budget Office during the first Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He defends its record in a guest commentary.

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The Dollar’s Decline Is a Stealth Inflation Problem

The Trump administration appears unaware it, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump Makes Threats. SpaceX Is Too Big to Cancel.

Musk’s company is too deeply embedded in the U.S. space ecosystem for Trump to sideline it, Kathleen Curlee writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump’s Fight With Regulators Is About Who Watches the Watchers

The White House wants to hold the reins to agencies overseeing more than $150 trillion in financial assets, Ross Levine and Amit Seru write in a guest commentary.

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ESG’s Death Will Only Make Its Ideas Stronger

Forget the term and focus on the risk, Alex Friedman and Josh Green write in a guest commentary.

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Congress Wrote the Budget Rules. Then It Decided to Ignore Them.

Reconciliation was never meant to carry the weight of the governing agenda, Casey Burgat writes in a guest commentary.

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Ukraine Is Winning the Shadow War

Russia’s war against the West takes place largely off the battlefield. Ukraine is winning that fight, too, Seth Cropsey and Harry Halem write in a guest commentary.

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This Much-Maligned Tax Cut Is the Key to Economic Growth

Provisions of the tax bill seen as handouts to fat cats will actually benefit Main Street, Mark Penn writes in a guest commentary.

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Elon Musk’s Smashup of the SEC Won’t Be Soon Forgotten

Martin Kimel recently left the Securities and Exchange Commission. DOGE-driven changes will put investors at greater risk, he writes in a guest commentary.

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U.S. Market Dominance Is On Pause. It Will Roar Back.

U.S. exceptionalism isn’t just about stocks, Alicia Levine writes in a guest commentary.

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The Bond Market Is Putting a Spotlight on Japan. Trouble Ahead.

Tariffs have Japanese bonds quaking, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

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How Yemen’s Houthis Punch Above their Weight

The group won precious time through a cease-fire with the U.S. It will remain a problem, Theodore J. Singer writes in a guest commentary.

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