This totally imaginary $18 trillion political talking point continues to be repeated endlessly in the hope that nobody in the public or press would ever be brave enough to rudely ask for some explanation or shred of evidence.

Congress should repeal the capital gains tax to free all investment and currency alternatives from the distortions of the tax system. Short of that, crypto does not require a special tax regime.

To think that Washington can successfully engineer and sustain a new status quo inside Iran through military force epitomizes the fantastical thinking that has guided American Middle East policy for decades.