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George Will: Wouldn’t it be nice to have a tax code designed on purpose?

by George Will The Washington Post November 10, 2017November 10, 2017

Today’s bill, which is 429 pages long, is an implausible instrument of simplification.

by The Washington Post June 25, 2016June 25, 2016

The conservative pundit urges Republicans to ensure Trump’s defeat and to ‘grit their teeth for four years.’

by George Will August 4, 2014November 5, 2014

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has authentic credentials but progressives are fixated on nominating a woman.

by George Will July 28, 2014November 5, 2014

A pediatric neurosurgeon can handle legislative life, even if she’s evasive about the plight of sage grouses.

by George Will July 7, 2014November 5, 2014

Two end-of-term decisions illustrate the legal consequences of progressives’ tactics.

by George Will June 30, 2014November 5, 2014

Those who profess to favor frugality in government inevitably put their own interests first.

Barack Obama is tilting the balance of power.

It’s an understatement to say Cantor’s defeat will not improve the chances of immigration reform.

The regulatory state has decided it is academia’s turn to be broken to Washington’s saddle.

Even the two best growth years (2.5 percent in 2010 and 2.8 percent in 2012) are far from satisfactory.