But then \u201cinvestors from around the world began flocking to the U.S. market as American businesses generated enormous profits, aided by tax and regulatory relief ushered in during the Reagan administration.\u201d <\/p>\n
Indeed, since Reagan and Margaret Thatcher\u2019s \u201csupply-side revolution,\u201d it\u2019s been clear that \u201cfree markets drive economic growth.\u201d\u00a0President Trump\u2019s delivering too: In his first term, his \u201cregulatory rollbacks and corporate tax rate reductions delivered broad-based economic progress.\u201d Now the same \u201cpolicy successes\u201d are again producing stellar results.<\/p>\n
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Republican: Newsom\u2019s His Own Worst Enemy<\/p>\n
In telling Europeans \u201cTrump won\u2019t be president after Jan. 20, 2029,\u201d Gov. Gavin Newsom forgets that \u201cthe effects of his presidency will remain long after he departs the Oval Office,\u201d\u00a0sniffs Karl Rove at The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. \u201cThe same is true for Mr. Newsom\u201d; he\u2019s \u201cout as governor next Jan. 4\u201d but the grim \u201ceffects of his eight years as California\u2019s chief executive will linger as well:\u201d<\/p>\n The Golden State is no longer a \u201cmagnet for jobs and commerce.\u201d US News & World Report\u2019s \u201cannual \u2018Best States\u2019 ranking puts California at No. 32 on its economy, 42 on fiscal stability, 45 on growth, 46 on employment, and dead last for opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n Conservative: Literary Lovers of Blacklists<\/p>\n \u201cThe author Arundhati Roy is\u00a0boycotting\u00a0the Berlinale film festival,\u201d because organizers won\u2019t slam Israel,\u00a0marvels Commentary\u2019s Seth Mandel<\/a>. Yet shouldn\u2019t \u201cfree speech\u201d also apply to those who\u2019d seek to\u00a0avoid\u00a0politics? <\/p>\n Roy and a group of 81 actors and others whine that the Berlinale refuses to \u201caffirm\u201d anti-Israel narratives. Beyond that, they \u201cwant an anti-Jewish blacklist. In the name of free speech and anti-fascism. And they want Germany to lead the way.\u201d <\/p>\n Jewish writers are already \u201ciced out\u201d of the publishing field, while \u201canti-Israel polemics get published no matter the content or quality.\u201d The pro-boycott crowd \u201cclaims that the world is living a re-run of the 1930s, but the real complaint is that it\u2019s not enough like the 1930s.\u201d<\/p>\n Speech beat: Labour\u2019s Censorship Schemes<\/p>\n An \u201cimmigration case playing out in a New York federal court\u201d has \u201csignificant implications\u201d for \u201cthe ongoing debate over global censorship,\u201d\u00a0reports Paul D. Thacker at RealClearInvestigations<\/a>. <\/p>\n The State Department means to deport foreigners \u201cwho have allegedly censored Americans\u201d via \u201cinfluential\u201d British nonprofit called \u201cthe Center for Countering Digital Hate,\u201d a Labour Party affiliate that pushes government action to fight \u201cthe spread of harmful misinformation.\u201d The CCDH was a \u201ckey collaborator\u201d in \u201cweaponizing\u201d the US \u201cnational security\u201d apparatus \u201cto censor U.S. citizens and pressure U.S. companies into censoring.\u201d <\/p>\n Its \u201cinfluence extends throughout [Kier] Starmer\u2019s government,\u201d and it has worked to \u201cinfluence EU censorship laws\u201d and was a prime advocate of the \u201cOnline Safety Act,\u201d which Veep JD Vance warns is leading the UK down a \u201cvery dark path\u201d of online censorship.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Waste watch: Reduced, Targeted Foreign Aid Pays Off<\/p>\n