EconomyCommentary
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These Wasteful Government Programs Need to Go
When considering the leviathan size of the federal government, it’s easy to overlook the quality of individual programs. After all, we can reduce the $4.1… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When considering the leviathan size of the federal government, it’s easy to overlook the quality of individual programs. After all, we can reduce the $4.1… Read More
EconomyCommentary
While politicians debate expansive new government programs, even amid a worsening debt situation, fiscally prudent Americans may find some solace in alternative plans put forward… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Imagine if government rules had an expiration date. What if, each decade, every state law, regulation, or administrative rule ended by default unless lawmakers took… Read More
EconomyNews
A $19.1 billion disaster aid bill that faced significant opposition from conservative Republicans passed the House on Monday evening by a lopsided vote of 354-58…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
In a strange twist, a provision in the Trump administration’s 2020 budget to increase retirement benefits for many federal employees has public-sector unions outraged. This… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 spending blueprint would cut the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget by 16 percent, but HUD Secretary Ben Carson… Read More
EconomyNews
Against the backdrop of a record-breaking $22 trillion in national debt, the revelation that the federal government spent $4.6 million on lobster tail and crab… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Immediately after the partial federal government shutdown started, media outlets pointed to the damage the closure has inflicted on America’s national parks. From overflowing trash… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
MADISON, Wisconsin—As crowds swelled inside and outside the state Capitol and protesters sprayed Republicans with spit, insults, and hatred, Gov. Scott Walker could be forgiven… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative lawmakers say they are disappointed with a lack of conservative priorities in a new spending package, some saying it goes against stipulations President Donald… Read More