Morning Edition

Ronald Reagan's former budget director, David Stockman, calls Art Laffer "the greatest Fake Economist to ever come down the pike."

Laffer helped popularize the notion that tax cuts pay for themselves through faster economic growth.

On the latest Morning Edition, an analyst doubted Howard Schulz and other independent candidates could win the presidency.

On the latest Morning Edition, we weighed the pros and cons of U-S intervention in Venezuela.

The FTC and Facebook entered a new settlement over privacy violations. CEO Mark Zuckerberg must give quarterly progress reports directly to regulators. Facebook must also pay a $5 billion fine.

A Chinese scientist stunned the world last year when he announced he had created the first gene-edited babies.

As midterm elections approach, politicians and activists are urging people to get out and vote, especially in places where races are close. One of the demographics they're most worried about getting to the polls are young voters, who are often seen as uninvolved and/or apathetic.

The field of Democratic presidential hopefuls is growing, and the issue of health care is the first place they’ll try to separate themselves. But questions about specific changes are often difficult to answer on the next Morning Edition.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

America's largest automobile manufacturer has announced a major restructuring. General Motors says it is cutting 15 percent of its white-collar workforce.