Commentary

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s regime could destabilize slowly, then all at once, Albert B. Wolf writes in a guest commentary.

The energy market is undergoing a live stress test, Carolyn Kissane writes.

A generation that changes jobs early and often needs a better retirement solution, Zach Buchwald writes in a guest commentary.

Israel has refrained from directly targeting Iranian oil-export facilities. It’s a calculated strategy, Skip York writes in a guest commentary.

The political and financial risks of the 1970s are back in the White House, Edward Price writes in a guest commentary.

State and local governments pulled back on spending in the last recession. The Fed can help, J.W. Mason writes in a guest commentary.

Changes unveiled by the Senate are an improvement over the House version, but the overall package still misses the mark, John W. Diamond writes in a guest commentary.

The Trump administration is moving to deregulate the energy sector. It should think twice about killing rules that target methane emissions, Simox Lomax and Robert Stout write in a guest commentary,

Expect increases in the price of cars, medical devices, data centers, and more if blanket semiconductor tariffs come through, Chris Miller writes in a guest commentary.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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