Stephen Moore (economist)
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 Stephen Moore, September 2006 |
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| Born | February 16, 1960 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Economic analyst |
| Known for | Club for Growth, Wall Street Journal |
Stephen Moore (born February 16, 1960) is an American economic writer and policy analyst who founded and served as president of the Club for Growth from 1999 to 2004. He is currently a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board and frequently opines on the pages of their op-ed section. Moore is known for advocating free-market policies and supply-side economics.
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[edit] Background and education
Moore was born in Chicago, Illinois. Raised in New Trier Township, Illinois, he is a graduate of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. He has a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.A. from George Mason University in economics.
[edit] Early career
From 1983 through 1987, Moore served as the Grover M. Hermann Fellow in Budgetary Affairs at the Heritage Foundation. Moore also was a fellow of the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
Moore was the senior economist of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee under Chairman Dick Armey of Texas.[1] There, he was also an architect of the Armey flat tax proposal in 1995. He was also part of the research team hired by Americans For Fair Taxation to create the FairTax, the most co-sponsored tax reform proposal in Congress.[citation needed]
[edit] Club for Growth
Moore founded the Club for Growth in 1999. He served as its president until his resignation in December 2004. His supporters credited him with raising $20 million to fund candidates for the 2004 elections.
[edit] Free Enterprise Fund
In 2005, he founded the 501(c)(4) Free Enterprise Fund with other prominent Club for Growth members including Arthur Laffer and Mallory Factor.[2] Under Moore's direction, the Free Enterprise Fund lobbied for Social Security privatization, the permanent repeal of estate tax, and for tort reform.[3] It is also opposed to the Sarbanes–Oxley Act.
[edit] Wall Street Journal
On May 31, 2005, Moore left the Free Enterprise Fund to serve on the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal.[4][5]
[edit] Media appearances
Moore is a contributing editor for National Review and a frequent economics commentator on CNBC's Kudlow & Company. He also appears on Fox News' On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren. He is also a frequent commentator on CNN's weekend program Your Money. Moore appeared on the October 10, 2008, episode of Bill Maher's HBO show Real Time With Bill Maher where Congressman Barney Frank accused him of distorting the truth, saying "Frankly, I have more respect for you than the kind of pattern of distortion you engage in here", in response to Moore suggesting that some Democrats in Congress take a favorable view of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, among others.[6]
He was interviewed in Michael Moore's (no relation) 2009 film Capitalism: A Love Story.
[edit] Other work
He is currently a partner in the econometrics firm Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics.
[edit] Personal life
[edit] Bibliography
- It's Getting Better All the Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years with Julian L. Simon (Cato Institute, 2000) ISBN 1-882577-97-3
- Bullish On Bush: How George Bush's Ownership Society Will Make America Stronger (Madison Books, 2004) ISBN 1-56833-261-0
- The End of Prosperity with Arthur B. Laffer and Peter Tanous (Threshold Editions, 2008) ISBN 1-4165-9238-5
- Still an Open Door? U.S. Immigration Policy and the American Economy (American University Press, 1994)
- Privatization: A Strategy for Taming the Deficit (The Heritage Foundation, 1988)
- He is also the editor of Restoring the Dream: What House Republicans Plan to Do Now to Strengthen the Family, Balance the Budget, and Replace Welfare (Times Mirror, 1995).
[edit] Additional writings
- "It's the Reagan Economy, Stupid" with Lawrence Kudlow
- "Supply Tax Cuts and the Truth About the Reagan Economic Record"
- "Untrue at Any Speed"
- "Put Government on a Diet: Pass the Bush Tax Cut"
- "Welfare Reform II"
- "Give Us Your Best, Your Brightest"
- "Show Me the Money! Dividend Payouts after the Bush Tax Cut" with Phil Kerpen
[edit] References
- ^ Bush's Tax Proposal. The Washington Post. 8 February 2001.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David (July 8, 2005). "Leadership Dispute Causes a Split in a Powerhouse of Fund-Raising for Conservative Causes". The New York Times: section a, column 1, national desk, p.20.
- ^ Pierce, Greg (May 3, 2005). "Inside Politics". The Washington Times: p. A07.
- ^ Pierce, Greg (May 3, 2005). "Inside Politics". The Washington Times: p. A07.
- ^ http://topics.wsj.com/person/M/stephen-moore/5675
- ^ Guest appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher.
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- ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/742/000062556/
[edit] External links
- Stephen Moore at NNDB.
- Interview with Robert Ringer.
- Moore, Stephen. Why Make a Deal? The Weekly Standard.
- Free Enterprise Fund web site
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| Preceded by Organization Founded |
President of the Club for Growth 1999–2004 |
Succeeded by Pat Toomey |
