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Rand Paul Is Right About the Debt Jun. 04, 2025
"Let's talk about the deficit." That is what Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on t... Read More
Elon Musk Should Take on Social Security Feb. 05, 2025
If I say that Elon Musk is the smartest, boldest, most creative entrepreneur in the world, I don't t... Read More
Ending the Taxpayer-Funded Blue Pipeline Feb. 05, 2025
This week, a massive firefight broke out between Democrats and Team Trump over the White House takeo... Read More
Trump Threatens Social Security's Stability Oct. 24, 2024
Donald Trump's tax and spending plans would add enormous amounts to the national debt, with some est... Read More
America Needs a Congress That Will Stop Borrowing Money Oct. 23, 2024
With the November election approaching, much attention is focused on the presidential contest —... Read More
Deceitful Promises Oct. 16, 2024
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris keep making new promises. Trump fans applauded when he said he'll eli... Read More
Who Wants to Increase the National Debt? Both Trump and Harris Oct. 14, 2024
WASHINGTON — It's been a little over a week since the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budg... Read More
America's Bipartisan Spending Suicide Pact Oct. 11, 2024
The greatest moral hazard in American life is politics. Many of you probably remember 2012 GOP presi... Read More
Destructive Ideas Jul. 10, 2024
Joe Biden and Donald Trump fight about everything. But they agree about one thing: tariffs, the subj... Read More
This Porkbelly Pig Says Just Say No To Pork Jun. 17, 2024
WASHINGTON — Overspending has been such a part of the fabric of the nation's capital that the ... Read More
What Happened to D.C.'s Fiscal Watchdogs? May. 08, 2024
WASHINGTON — The April jobs report found the U.S. economy added 175,000 new positions, but it ... Read More
Chuck Schumer's $79 Million Week Apr. 10, 2024
Back on May 30, 2023, after then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut a deal with President Joe Biden to suspe... Read More
Washington's 'Job Creation' Circus Is Hitting the Road Apr. 04, 2024
In the grand circus of politics, where elephants and donkeys alike perform under the big top, there'... Read More
Trade Is Evil? Apr. 03, 2024
Leaders of both parties agree: We must reduce globalization. "China is ripping us on trade," says ... Read More
What Presidents Spend Money on Really Matters Feb. 01, 2024
What matters is not just the sum by which presidents jack up the deficit. It's what the money is spe... Read More
Why Keep Worrying About Debt? Speculation Versus Reality Feb. 01, 2024
Over the years, I've offered many explanations about why the trajectory of the national debt is deep... Read More
Not a Good Deal Jul. 28, 2023
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his fiscal 1941 budget proposal on Jan. 3, 1940, he i... Read More
Why We're Asking the Wrong Question About the Industrial Policy Push Jul. 27, 2023
Proponents of the ongoing push for national industrial policy, whether they come from the left or th... Read More
Not a Good Deal Jul. 26, 2023
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his fiscal 1941 budget proposal on Jan. 3, 1940, he i... Read More
