Greece: Austerity Doesn’t Involve Public-Sector Layoffs
Slate’s Matthew Yglesias might be attacked as an “austerity denier” now that he has joined Heritage’s Salim Furth in pointing out that there is a… Read More
Cut Government Spending to Help the Economy? Majority Say Yes
A recent Rasmussen poll (subscription required) found that 65 percent of likely voters want the government to cut spending to help alleviate the country’s economic… Read More
For the Record: Tax Increases Are Harmful, but Europe Has Pursued Them Anyway
Heritage economist Salim Furth gave testimony last week to the Senate Budget Committee, reminding the Senators that economic research shows that deficit reduction should be… Read More
Austerity and Stimulus: A Response to The Washington Post
Journalists should check with both sides before committing pen to paper, especially those at respectable outlets like The Washington Post. It would have served Post… Read More
Meretricious? Senator Whitehouse Is Projecting
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) spent eight minutes berating me at a Senate Budget Committee hearing yesterday. He disliked the facts I presented on austerity, so… Read More
Morning Bell: Time to Shrink the Monster
Does the debt ceiling affect YOU? It does—in many ways. A new video by Bankrupting America uses humor to call attention to an issue that… Read More
House Appropriations Plan Delivers Sequestration Cuts and Protects Defense
In a refreshing break from tradition, the House Appropriations Committee approved a $967 billion discretionary spending plan that would stay within the fiscal year 2014… Read More
Obama Budget: CBO Shows $1 Trillion Tax Hike, Fake Spending Cuts
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) official score of President Obama’s budget shows in numbers a vision for economic decline in America. The President imposes a… Read More
House Republicans Are Right to Focus on Spending Cuts as Part of Debt Ceiling Increase
This week, the House Republican conference met to discuss what their priority will be in connection with any vote to increase the debt ceiling. This… Read More
Defense: Mismatch Between Strategy and Ability
In a recent article in National Review, Heritage distinguished fellow and former Senator Jim Talent (R–MO) explains that the U.S. military is facing a troubling… Read More
