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Give the House Freedom Caucus the Credit It Deserves Jul. 09, 2025
Hardline Republicans — specifically those members of the House Freedom Caucus — are bein... Read More
Why Are Republicans Having Such Problems Doing What Clearly Needs To Be Done? May. 21, 2025
Why is it such a struggle for Republicans to do what clearly needs to be done regarding taxes and sp... Read More
You Can't Make America Great Again With Tariffs Mar. 04, 2025
On Nov. 5, 2024, Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, defeating Joe Biden and re... Read More
Is This What America Wants? Feb. 22, 2025
"But isn't there really a lot of waste, abuse and fraud in all the government spending?" my Uber dri... Read More
Trump Pumps Brakes on California High Speed Rail Feb. 21, 2025
WASHINGTON — Kudos to President Donald Trump for moving to cut off the spigot of federal funds... Read More
America's Fiscal Ethos: From Alexander Hamilton's Day to Our Own Apr. 11, 2024
Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle recently wrote that the best argument made in favor of limit... Read More
Recapturing Our Lost and Disillusioned Youth Mar. 27, 2024
Our nation's Declaration of Independence begins with the famous statement that "all men ... are endo... Read More
What to Make of New Projections of Big Government Savings Jun. 08, 2023
We have a debt-ceiling deal. It's a relief for most people. This deal avoids a default and the need ... Read More
Here's Why Spending Fights Are Getting More Frequent Feb. 09, 2023
People are uneasy about the debt ceiling fight. Many think it's unhealthy and a sign of poor fiscal ... Read More
Why Would Republicans Rule Out Social Security and Medicare Reform? Jan. 26, 2023
If you follow policy debates long enough, arguments you never thought you'd hear can become key comp... Read More
Republicans Must Avoid Repeating History with the Budget Jan. 19, 2023
The long and tedious battle for House speaker ended with the GOP arguably more focused on fiscal res... Read More
Championing Opportunity is a Winning Strategy for Democrats Sep. 08, 2022
Today's political parties lack ideas. The Republicans define themselves as opponents of Democrats. Y... Read More
As Washington Gives Us 'More,' Americans Want 'Better' Aug. 25, 2022
Congress' annual August recess is a good time to think about the big picture. Most Americans want go... Read More
Another Week of Industrial Policy Hype Aug. 18, 2022
Another week, another reminder that heavy-handed government industrial policy is in fashion. Nobel P... Read More
The Dwindling Difference Between Our Two Parties on Spending Aug. 11, 2022
For a few years, I have sounded the alarm that a growing wave of conservatives are working to make R... Read More
What to Expect from Washington's Latest Industrial Policy Jul. 28, 2022
Industrial policy is making a comeback. For those of you under the age of 50, this is just another t... Read More
Shed No Tears for the Floundering Global Tax Cartel Jul. 14, 2022
Implementing a global tax cartel is hard. This lesson is being learned by the bureaucrats who dreamt... Read More
With Spending and Inflation, It's More of the Same Jul. 07, 2022
The go-to policy for dealing with nearly every modern problem is more government spending. So it was... Read More
The Inconvenient Truth About COVID-19 Relief Scandals Jun. 23, 2022
Raise your hand if you're surprised that the trillions of dollars spent on COVID-19 relief gave way ... Read More
When Will Magical Economic Thinking from Biden and Co. End? Jun. 02, 2022
President Joe Biden wants you to know he is serious about taming inflation and that he has a plan to... Read More
