Timothy Carney

Washington, D.C.

Senior Columnist at Washington Examiner

Suburban dad of six kids. Author, "Family Unfriendly" and "Alienated America." Examiner senior columnist. AEI senior fellow.

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Social Security is in worse shape than you think

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

You may have seen the headlines earlier this month: “CBO sees US deficits rising over 30 years, economic growth slowing.” That’s because the Congressional Budget Office recently published its annual long-term budget outlook. One specific aspect of this analysis was already done in January, evoking some worried headlines: “Will Social Security run out?
Indiana Gov. Braun seeks to root out marriage penalties

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

It’s not always a popular thing to say, but marriage is a good thing that we need more of. Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) is commemorating Tax Day with an executive order that aims to promote marriage in Indiana by getting the government out of the way. Defending marriage these days means making some enemies. When economist Melissa Kearney published a book arguing that all economic data demonstrate that marriage is good for children, she was attacked consistently by the liberal commentariat.
A story of tariffs, work, family, and the good life

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

The economists are having their day. They know with more certainty than anything else that free trade enriches both countries. President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, ranging from 10% to 50%, reeked of amateurism. The White House called them “reciprocal tariffs,” but they were nothing of the sort. The formula used to derive them was erroneous, two economists charged. Trump taxed penguins for their exports.
Banned books vs. the Good Book

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

Liberal activist Kyle McDaniel might be an ideologue, a thief, and a cad, but give him this: He’s no hypocrite. McDaniel’s former employer has sued him for embezzling company funds and spending them on personal indulgences including strip clubs. But this melds pretty well his record in politics.
Hungary’s government is trying to make more babies — it’s not going so great - Washington Examiner

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A dozen children sprint across the green lawn around the forsythia bushes, which are in full saffron-colored bloom. Sárkány rét (“Dragon Meadow”) is a beautiful park overlooking the Danube, with a view of Budapest’s famous landmarks: the Buda Castle, the famous parliament building, and the Basilica of St. Stephen. Gabor, a father of two, smiles at this idyllic moment.
Support for larger child tax credit spreads to Senate GOP

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

Taxpaying American parents have been hit with a tax hike yearly since 2018 because inflation has eaten up 25% of the value of the $2,000 child tax credit, or CTC. In response, Freshman Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) is taking up the pro-family banner in the Senate, introducing a bill to increase the CTC to $3,000 for school-aged children and $4,200 for younger kids. His bill is nearly identical to a House bill, the “Family First Act,” sponsored by Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT).
Trump’s five most absurd ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

President Donald Trump has announced high tariffs on every country in the world and plenty of not-quite countries. The administration calls these “reciprocal tariffs,” implying that we will tax other countries’ exports to us the same way they tax our exports to them. As Trump said, “Reciprocal: That means they do it to us, and we do it to them.” That’s not true of Trump’s tariffs. Instead, Trump has set tariff rates that are generally proportional to our trade deficit with a given country.
Eugenics are coming back in fashion

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

“Sex is for fun. Embryo screening is for babies.”That’s one motto of industrial eugenicist Noor Siddiqui, whose company makes babies in a lab, investigates their genes, eliminates the undesirable ones, and implants the desirable ones. If you make babies the old-fashioned way, Siddiqui warned, you could curse your child with mental illness, obesity, brown eyes, or average height.
Trump tariffs bring business to DC

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

If President Donald Trump’s goal was to stimulate the economy of Washington, D.C., or to maximize the number of CEOs, lobbyists, and foreign leaders who come begging for his favor, he could hardly have done better than creating a massive tariff regime. Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs on every country were made to be negotiated. The president can change them in an instant with a single flick of his pen. Trump has made it clear he wants to shelter some industries from the effects of his tariffs.
American precarity

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Timothy Carney

Americans are wealthier than ever before by some measures, but there’s evidence that we’re all walking close to the edge, thanks to the post-COVID-19 Biden-Era inflation. While off its record highs, the stock market is still far higher than in the recent past. In late March, the S&P 500 was 20% higher than its late 2021 (preinflation) highs and triple the level of a decade ago.