The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy--If We Let It HappenArthur Laffer the father of supply side economics and a member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board joins economist Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and investment advisor Peter J. Tanous to send Americans an urgent message: We risk losing the exceptional standard of living that has made us the envy of the rest of the world if the pro growth policies of the last twenty five years are reversed by a new president.