Stephen Moore

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Stephen Moore, who formerly wrote on the economy and public policy for The Wall Street Journal, is a distinguished visiting fellow for the Project for Economic Growth at The Heritage Foundation. He was a senior economic adviser to Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. Read his research.

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    Why Johnny Can’t Read

    Stephen Moore
    Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country, as national testing results keep documenting. Illiteracy rates are rising: The number of 16- to 24-year-olds reading at the lowest literacy levels increased from 16% in 2017 to 25% in 2023, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. In some inner-city schools, less…
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    • Opinion

    Bill Gates’ Change of Heart on Climate Change

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    Trump Stops Biden’s Euro-Style Solution to Flight Delays and Paves Way to Lower Fares

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    The ‘Gold Standard’ of Jobs Data Is Broken—And America Is Paying the Price

    Stephen Moore
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    A Course Correction on Antitrust Policy

    Stephen Moore
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    Is Trump’s DOJ Being Set Up to Lose?

    Stephen Moore
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    Why America Is in So Much Trouble

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    10 New Ideas to Make America’s Economy Great Again in 2025

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    Why Small Businesses Hate Bidenomics 

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    The Great ‘Green Energy Transition’ That Wasn’t

    Stephen Moore
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    Hey, Republicans: Don’t Forget About Growth and Prosperity

    Stephen Moore
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    Biden Is Killing the American Dream of Homeownership

    Stephen Moore
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    The Left Has Killed Our Great Cities

    Stephen Moore
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    New Biden Rule Permits Money Managers to Play Politics With Trillions in Retirement Savings

    Stephen Moore
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    Why We Shouldn’t Tax Savings as the Left Proposes

    Adam Michel
    • Opinion

    Green Energy Mandates Could Double Your Electric Bills

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    New Report Shows US, Not Countries Promoting Climate Change Activism, Reducing Emissions the Most

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    • Opinion

    8 Reasons to Still Hate Obamacare

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    The Mojo of Trumponomics

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    Congress Blew Through the Budget Caps, Again. Here’s What Needs to Change.

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    How Tax Reform Became a Fast Track to Drain the Swamp

    Stephen Moore
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    Why the Left Has Been So Wrong About the Trump Boom

    Stephen Moore
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    As Trump Renegotiates NAFTA, Intellectual Property Rights Should Top the Agenda

    Stephen Moore
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    A Labor Secretary Who Knows How to Create Jobs

    Stephen Moore
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    3 Economic Facts That Counter Obama’s Recovery Narrative

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    The Green War Against the Working Class

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    A Way for Lawmakers to Show They Believe Black Lives Matter

    Stephen Moore
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    The Difference Between Obama’s Recovery and Reagan’s

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    Get Ready for Two Big Budget Showdowns in Congress

    Stephen Moore
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    This Is the Worst Budget Deal GOP Has Negotiated Since George H.W. Bush Violated No New Taxes Pledge

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    Washington Sets the Stage for Another Financial Crisis

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    What the Tea Party Has Achieved

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    Nearly 1,000 People Move From Blue States to Red States Every Day. Here’s Why.

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    Greece Disaster Shows Unavoidable Consequences of Socialism

    Stephen Moore
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    How This Financial Habit of Millennials Could Increase Inequality

    Stephen Moore
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    The Lie Obama Keeps Repeating About the Poor in America

    Stephen Moore
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    U.S. Chamber Should Be Promoting Commerce, Not Cronyism

    Stephen Moore
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    What Will Drive Illinois to Ask Washington for a Bailout

    Stephen Moore
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    Unraveling the Poverty Myths Obama Is Promoting

    Stephen Moore
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    After Baltimore, What We Can Do to Rescue Families Trapped in Cultures of Violence, Despair and Joblessness

    Stephen Moore
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    The Death of the Green Energy Movement

    Stephen Moore
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    How Obama’s Recovery Compares to Reagan’s Recovery

    Stephen Moore
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    How the Sierra Club’s Lexus Liberals’ Agenda Hurts Poor Americans

    Stephen Moore
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    Media, Environmentalists Were Wrong: How the Gulf Coast Roared Back After Oil Spill

    Stephen Moore
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    The State of Our Planet Is Better Than Ever

    Stephen Moore
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    These Blue States Have Tried the Elizabeth Warren Model. Their Residents Are Fleeing.

    Stephen Moore
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    Why the Death Tax Is All Economic Pain, No Gain

    Stephen Moore
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    Barbra Streisand Thinks the Obama Economy Is Great. What She’s Missing.

    Stephen Moore
    • Opinion

    The Greatest Setback for Cancer Research Is Obamacare

    Stephen Moore
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    Why Are So Many Employers Unable to Fill Jobs?

    Stephen Moore
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    No, Being a Climate Change Skeptic Isn’t Like Fearing Vaccines

    Stephen Moore
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    What the Domino’s CEO Would Change on Taxes, Obamacare

    Stephen Moore