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America at Christmas Dec. 24, 2015
As if to promise a Christmas present, Congress has just finished approving the finances of the feder... Read More
How to Structure Infrastructure Spending Dec. 03, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a plan to jump-start the economy. It would req... Read More
Guns, Butter and Budgetary Baloney Nov. 19, 2015
There's no choosing between guns and butter in Washington. With virtually no limit on what the feder... Read More
Budgeting in Wonderland Nov. 12, 2015
One need not be intricately familiar with the tale of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to apprecia... Read More
Paul Ryan Starts Off on Wrong Foot With Budget Deal Oct. 30, 2015
Grass-roots conservatives have many unrealistic expectations and political objectives. And then some... Read More
Speak Now, Congress, or Forever Maintain the Status Quo Oct. 08, 2015
The House of Representatives is looking for a new speaker. Such times of change present a perfect op... Read More
Candidates AWOL on Plans to Cut Spending Oct. 01, 2015
Donald Trump is the most recent Republican presidential candidate to release a plan to reform our bu... Read More
The Alternative Nonpolitician Sep. 13, 2015
Donald Trump may have cost Jeb Bush and Scott Walker front-runner status in national polls on the Re... Read More
Funding the US Department of Offense Sep. 10, 2015
If you want to know how serious Republican presidential candidates are about fiscal responsibility, ... Read More
Giving Baltimore the Freedom to Choose the Future It Deserves May. 07, 2015
The violence in Baltimore has left many wondering what can be done to improve the lives of young Ame... Read More
What's the Best Way to Keep Last-Minute Holiday Spending Under Control? Dec. 24, 2014
Dear Readers: Like many people, you may be feeling a bit pressured to overspend as the countdown to... Read More
The Obama Rule: Can I Get Away With It? Dec. 17, 2014
Call it the Obama rule. When will our president do something he wants to do that the Constitution or... Read More
The Year of Living Stupidly Nov. 05, 2014
"Democracy is a device that ensures that we shall be governed no better than we deserve. Whose fault... Read More
Health Care Mutual Funds Oct. 15, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: All the advertisers in the financial media claim to be wizards but either lie or bra... Read More
What Ebola Can Teach Us Oct. 09, 2014
Even if Africa's Ebola emergency never mutates into a global catastrophe, those of us who live in th... Read More
America's Question: Cut or Crash? Aug. 13, 2014
On the last day of July, with a Republican-controlled House of Representatives serving as co-pilot, ... Read More
Spending and Morality Jul. 09, 2014
During last year's budget negotiation meetings, President Barack Obama told House Speaker John Boehn... Read More
Was Cochran's Win Good for Blue America? Jul. 01, 2014
From the happy reports, you'd think that liberals had only to celebrate the tea party's recent Missi... Read More
DC Schools: $29,349 Per Pupil, 83 Percent Not Proficient in Reading May. 14, 2014
The public schools in Washington, D.C., spent $29,349 per pupil in the 2010-2011 school year, accord... Read More
Obama's Income Inequality Scam Apr. 25, 2014
One of the many ironies surrounding President Obama is that for all his harping on income inequality... Read More
