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After the U.S. Credit Downgrade, Let's Talk About a Radical Budgetary Change Aug. 10, 2023
Fitch Ratings just downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating due in part to Congress's erosion ... Read More
Should We Blame the Budget Players or the Game? Aug. 03, 2023
It's common knowledge among budget experts that the budget process is "broken." Anyone who regularly... Read More
Wanted: A President Who Will Embrace the Spending Challenge Jun. 29, 2023
Election season is getting into gear, and that means politicians of all stripes making promises abou... Read More
Why the Debt Ceiling Continues to Matter May. 11, 2023
The debt-ceiling standoff has people concerned about what will happen if the U.S. defaults on its de... Read More
Junk Fees Are Just Bureaucratic Junk Food May. 04, 2023
Any parent will tell you that forcing children to eat their spinach is no way to win a household pop... Read More
Are More Progressives Coming Around on Overregulation? Mar. 30, 2023
George McGovern, the Democratic Party's 1972 presidential nominee, was a liberal icon. During many y... Read More
The President's Budget Reveals the Real Priority: Tax Hikes Mar. 16, 2023
Budgets are about priorities. In the Biden administration's new budget, its apparent priorities are ... Read More
The End of Risk and the End of Civilization Oct. 20, 2021
Human beings aren't great at assessing risk. In 1979, psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversk... Read More
Expanding the Child Tax Credit Ignores Historical Precedent May. 27, 2021
Marketing is everything in politics. It explains why a tax credit that benefits 90% of American fami... Read More
Rewards for Masks Might Save Lives Dec. 05, 2020
When it comes to making pandemic precautions stick, some people seem to prefer a violent shove to a ... Read More
Boss Gives Top Sales Leads to Men Over Women Aug. 15, 2019
Q: I worked as a sales representative for a nationwide company for five years. About 40% of the sale... Read More
John Tamny Is Making Economics Popular Again Apr. 09, 2015
When The Rolling Stones rerelease their classic 1971 album, "Sticky Fingers," in June, it will prese... Read More
Basic Economics Jan. 14, 2015
"Whether one is a conservative or a radical, a protectionist or a free trader, a cosmopolitan or a n... Read More
