In the 1990s, voters understood that the federal budget deficit was costing them, personally. That economic situation has returned, but awareness hasn't.| www.joshbarro.com
I will vote first for Whitney Tilson, who has no chance of winning; everyone else in the field is so bad that Andrew Cuomo is the least-bad option among them.| www.joshbarro.com
Some of "The Groups" are unions, and Democrats need to be better at saying no to them, too.| www.joshbarro.com
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.| www.joshbarro.com
Investors and executives (and Maria Bartiromo) yearn for 'clarity' on tariffs. But withholding that clarity is what gives Trump leverage and attention.| www.joshbarro.com
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 'including.'| www.joshbarro.com
Ben Dreyfuss, Megan McArdle, and Mike Pesca join me for a lively conversation about pardons, eggs, the '3-3-3' plan, 'Section Guy,' and much more.| www.joshbarro.com
Our country needs a more productive economy and especially a more productive public sector. Can either party deliver that?| www.joshbarro.com
Kamala Harris's endorsements of some dumb populist economic policies (and also some smart ones) are good signs she is focused on winning. But she has more pandering to do on energy policy.| www.joshbarro.com
She exists in the context of all in which she lives and what came before her.| www.joshbarro.com
The outcome of this dull election will nonetheless have large effects on what the government does to and for us. Here are some effects I foresee.| www.joshbarro.com
Academics should think more about what their industry has done to lose the trust of Americans| www.joshbarro.com
Harvard graduate Vivek Ramaswamy is a grimly recognizable figure to anyone else who went there, even if we never knew him personally| www.joshbarro.com