Paul Winfree is a distinguished fellow in Economic Policy and Public Leadership at The Heritage Foundation.
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The steps we take to reopen America safely will determine whether the United States has to contend with an economic depression—regardless of whether COVID-19 is… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This week has seen a flurry of legislative proposals to deal with the possible economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Some would pour money into… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress should be using the lame-duck session to do meaningful work. Unfortunately, it’s doing the opposite: seeking to cut its future workload while leaving long-term… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Over the next several weeks, Heritage Foundation experts will publish short articles on the budget and federal spending. The next 12 months are a critical… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The first public hearing of the new Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform will take place on Tuesday. The committee was established… Read More
Economy Commentary
The House and Senate budget committees have held hearings suggesting an openness to a budget commission to help fix our fiscal woes. Budget experts have… Read More
Health CareCommentary
President Barack Obama’s signature health care law is failing and his administration will go to seemingly any length to prop it up. You know the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In his final budget proposal, President Barack Obama proclaimed that the federal budget is “on a more sustainable fiscal path.” This is simply not true. Over the last two… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
An upstart businessman wants to get ahead in society but can’t because of bureaucratic regulations. A talented college graduate can’t find a job as a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Government debt has grown by $13.6 trillion over the past two presidential administrations—from 54 percent of the economy when President George W. Bush took office… Read More
