EconomyCommentary
Democrats’ Budget Agreement Would Burn Economy
July is normally the time of year for vacations and barbecues. Yet instead of grilling steaks or hot dogs, Congress is preparing to send America’s… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Our Government Spent $19,762 Per Person Last Year. That Compares to $780 Back in 1920.
Two years after World War I ended—in fiscal year 1920—the federal government spent approximately $6,358,000,000, according to Historical Table 1.1 published by the White House… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Tax Code Should Continue to Allow Full Expensing of Research and Development
When President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law three days before Christmas in 2017, he implemented one of the most… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Should Congress Legalize Illegal Aliens Through a Budget Process? Consider These 7 Points
Congressional Democrats are considering breaking budget rules to enact controversial changes to immigration law. President Joe Biden has endorsed using the so-called budget reconciliation process… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: Securing Elections, Cutting Spending, and Countering Wokeism
Editor’s note: Clean elections, lower taxes and spending, and back to the basics in education. All three are on the minds of The Daily Signal’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden Plans to Reduce the Deficit—in 2030
Americans, President Joe Biden’s budget proposal suggests, should not worry that he plans to significantly increase federal deficits over the next eight years. Why? Because… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Biden Buries Bad News of a Bloated, Reckless Budget and Hopes You Won’t Notice
When there’s bad news to be released in Washington, a tried-and-true tactic is to dump it on a Friday afternoon. If it’s really bad news,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Ways to Understand Biden’s $6.4 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Agenda
President Joe Biden released three enormous spending plans within three months of taking office. These packages, each of which contain dozens of major provisions, should… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Republican Study Committee Budget Would Reclaim America’s Fiscal Future
Even before the outbreak of COVID-19 and the spending binge that followed, the federal budget was on an unsustainable trajectory. The Republican Study Committee, the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Bernie Sanders’ Attack on US Defense Spending Gets the Facts Wrong
The Senate Committee on the Budget held a hearing on “Waste, Fraud, Cost Overruns, and Auditing at the Pentagon” on May 12. By the title… Read More
