EconomyCommentary
Improper Payments Are Costing Taxpayers a Fortune
We all make mistakes, but most of us don’t make mistakes with billions of dollars of someone else’s money. We can easily forgive the drive-thru… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Sole Sources of Military Spare Parts Squander Defense Dollars, Risk National Security
How would you react to a store selling a gallon of milk for $180, a price about 45 times the average cost? The House Oversight… Read More
EconomyCommentary
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
Here’s What Congress Can Do to Cut Waste and Debt
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
Idaho’s Spring Cleaning for Regulations an Idea Worth Replicating
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
3 Things to Know About a Disaster Spending Bill Conservatives Couldn’t Stop
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
Government Unions Fight Trump Plan to Raise Retirement Benefits for Some Feds
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
Ben Carson’s 3 Ambitious Agenda Items for Reforming Public Housing
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
Government Lays Out $4.6 Million on Lobster and Crab in Spending Spike
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
3 Takeaways From the Shutdown Regarding America’s National Parks
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
