David Stockman

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David Stockman was elected as a Michigan Congressman in 1976 and joined the Reagan White House in 1981. Serving as budget director, he was one of the key architects of the Reagan Revolution plan to reduce taxes, cut spending and shrink the role of government. He joined Salomon Brothers in 1985 and later became one of the early partners of The Blackstone Group. During nearly two decades at Blackstone and at a firm he founded, Heartland Industrial Partners, Stockman was a private equity investor. Born in Fort Hood, Texas, Stockman graduated from Michigan State University and attended Harvard Divinity School and then went to Washington as a Congressional aide in 1970.

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David Stockman at the 2018 Mises Supporters Summit

Contra Corner

Big GovernmentBooms and BustsFinancial MarketsWar and Foreign Policy

10/05/2018Mises MediaDavid Stockman

Presented at the Mises Institute's 2018 Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama.

David Stockman on the Tom Woods Show: the Real Condition of the Trump Economy

US Economy

05/08/2018Power & MarketDavid StockmanThomas E. Woods, Jr.

This week David Stockman joined the Tom Woods Show to cut through the fake news about the US economy.

Stockman on Fox Business: No, the Pentagon Doesn't Need Its Budget Raised to $700B

Foreign PolicyTaxes and Spending

04/25/2018Power & MarketDavid Stockman

David Stockman brought some sanity to Fox Business's Mornings with Maria earlier today. He blasted the hypocrisy of both parties on spending, warned of the dangers of rising bond yields, and called out the absurdity of US foreign policy.