PoliticsNews
Republican leadership in the House is barreling ahead with efforts to prevent Democrats from passing a lame-duck omnibus spending bill this year. “We’re 20 days… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America needs to have a serious debate about the nature of its national defense and associated budget. Questions such as how the country should deal… Read More
EconomyNews
Over $20 million in taxpayer funds could be saved at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term in office due to his leaner White… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In June, Greece defaulted on a €1.73 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund. In a national referendum shortly thereafter, the Greeks strongly rejected European… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
House and Senate conferees ushering the otherwise-flawed Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) conference report through to final passage are touting its lack of… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
While the budget has received relatively little attention since February, one misleading headline has made the rounds: “US on Track for Narrowest Budget Gap Since… Read More
Considering the country’s weak economic growth of just 0.1 percent last quarter, it is worth reflecting on the recovery effort that President Obama and his… Read More
Bill Gates shared some insightful comments on welfare reform in an interview last month with Rolling Stone. “Why aren’t the technocrats taking the poverty programs,… Read More
Even symbolic gestures can sometimes be important. Consider “The Path to Prosperity,” drafted by Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R–Wis.) budget committee and passed by the House… Read More
Our federal government is very good at moving money from place to place. In fact, some 70 percent of federal government spending consists of simply… Read More
