Who Creates Jobs—and Why?
If you want to protect spending in Washington, call it “job creation.” That’s the flip side of yesterday’s quip by Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at… Read More
The Gamble Washington Is Taking on National Security
President Obama is shrinking America’s armed forces, and his admirers say: “Why not?” The U.S. always draws down its military forces at the end of… Read More
New Book Exposes Entitlement Dangers
A new book by Jagadeesh Gokhale sheds light on the magnitude of unfunded federal entitlement obligations. Gokhale compiles extensive evidence that America’s current spending path… Read More
Obama’s Austerity Myth
The Obama administration put out the word this weekend that the president’s new budget will end several years of “austerity” in Washington. Come again? Austerity?… Read More
If Only a Snow Shovel Could Dig Us Out of This
Thanks to Congress, the U.S. now doesn’t have a debt limit for the next year. Let two Heritage experts put this into perspective. “President Obama,… Read More
Bring Back the Debt Ceiling
Congress is in the process of abdicating its power to control the borrowing of the U.S. government, at a time when the national debt exceeds… Read More
Congress Is Giving Obama a Blank Check
Remember all those debt limit fights? Well, apparently Congress got tired of fighting. So now they’re working toward doing away with the debt limit altogether…. Read More
Stuck in Congressional “Groundhog Day”
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray wakes up again and again to find that he is stuck in the same day. This happens multiple… Read More
Bam! We’re Already Hitting the Debt Ceiling Again
It’s timely that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) put out new numbers on America’s financial situation this week. By the end of the week, we’ll… Read More
You Won’t Believe What’s in the $1 Trillion Farm Bill Disaster
The farm bill isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Congress is likely very aware of this fact and is pouncing on a chance to get… Read More
