Josh Barro

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  • Jul 10, 2025
    There are years of fighting to come over how the law should be implemented, how it should be revised, and how voters should feel about it.
  • May 12, 2025
    This is a face-saving lie that absolves both Harris and Joe Biden of responsibility for their mistakes. If Democrats believe it, they'll make nominating mistakes in the future.
  • Apr 8, 2025
    Trump has squelched public dissent, but that won't save him from business retrenchments that raise costs, kill jobs, and make him and his party unpopular.
  • Mar 29, 2025
    The abundance movement is premised on cheap energy, but its advocates support decarbonization policies that would make energy, and the aspirational suburban lifestyle, more expensive.
  • Mar 27, 2025
    The abundance movement is premised on cheap energy, but its advocates support decarbonization policies that would make energy, and the aspirational suburban lifestyle, more expensive.
  • Mar 13, 2025
    Investors and executives (and Maria Bartiromo) yearn for 'clarity' on tariffs. But withholding that clarity is what gives Trump leverage and attention.
  • Mar 1, 2025
    Ben Dreyfuss, Megan McArdle, Mike Pesca and I discuss Trump's war on left-identified institutions: media, civil service, non-profits and academia. Plus, the returns of Andrew Cuomo...
  • Feb 23, 2025
    The woke brigades in the Democratic Party aren't merely annoying. They have undermined Democrats' appeal to the same minority communities they are supposedly so focused on...
  • Feb 22, 2025
    The woke brigades in the Democratic Party aren't merely annoying. They have undermined Democrats' appeal to the same minority communities they are supposedly so focused on...
  • Feb 21, 2025
    The woke brigades in the Democratic Party aren't merely annoying. They have undermined Democrats' appeal to the same minority communities they are supposedly so focused on...
  • Jan 23, 2025
    Trump is promising big changes and may well deliver them on immigration and 'wokeness.' But on the economy, he's making promises he can't keep.
  • Jan 15, 2025
    The fight against 'misinformation' is plagued by error and liberal bias. It's not an appropriate pursuit for a neutral platform.
  • Jan 9, 2025
    Our country needs a more productive economy and especially a more productive public sector. Can either party deliver that?