Adam A. Millsap

Housing is too expensive in America, primarily because we do not build enough of it in the places people want to live due to zoning and other land-use regulations.

Most Americans—more than 80% in a recent National Association of Home Builders poll—think housing affordability is a problem in their community.

According to a new report, the five states with the most occupational licensing and related barriers are Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, and Florida.

The Biden-era Obamacare tax credit expansion did not make healthcare cheaper; it just hid the cost. Congress should let the expansion expire.

State and local policymakers have a variety of tools to lower the cost of housing. The key is not to overcomplicate it.

Tariffs impose substantial costs on American consumers and businesses in the form of higher prices and fewer choices. National security concerns may justify higher tariffs, but that debate should happen in Congress, not the Oval Office. Moreover, there must be evidence that tariffs actually help U.S. manufacturing. Right now, the evidence says the opposite. If the Trump administration is serious about helping U.S. manufacturers, it should focus on regulatory reforms that will boost productivity, not tariffs.

Replacing property taxes with some other tax may sound good, but in practice it would be a disaster.

The ability to achieve great things, regardless of where you start, is a key part of the American Dream . America has its share of rags-to-riches

The wealthiest Baby Boomers do not want to make life more difficult for their children and grandchildren, but many of their policy preferences do just that. They are vocal opponents of new housing construction that would expand supply and improve affordability. They refuse to compromise on Social Security reforms that would better align spending with revenue. This may not be “Total Boomer Luxury Communism”, but it does not seem right.

The federal budget is on an unsustainable path. Annual deficits are close to $2 trillion, and the federal debt will reach 120% of GDP by 2036.