Donald Trump unveiled a detailed plan for tax reform last week — four pages, complete with numbers and a graph. It didn’t win universal praise; one conservative economist dismissed it as “unserious.” But merely having a plan vaulted Trump into an elite group: the GOP presidential candidates who have bothered to lay out specific economic proposals. The strangest thing about this year’s Republican campaign (other than Trump) is how it’s been hijacked by social issues: immigration, abortion, even whether a Muslim can serve as president. The issues most voters list as their biggest concerns — economic growth and jobs — have taken a backseat. Yes, the leading candidates all promise they’ll spur...
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