Deficits
5 Big Problems Obama Will Ignore in His State of the Union Address
What President Obama says in his 2013 State of the Union Address isn't as important as what he leaves out.
Declarations of Impotence
7 forgettable State of the Union speeches by second-term presidents
Pre-State of the Union Poll: It's the Economy, Stupid, and the Deficit
Economy, deficit top concerns for American voters
A Debt Ceiling Lesson from Europe
After decades of over spending, European nations are now being forced to adopt serious debt control measures.
Politicians Prefer Spending Now Over Saving for Future Bills
Which explains pension problems, Social Security, Medicare, government debt ...
Temporary Debt Limit Extension Passed, is Osama Bin Laden Winning?
Said back in 2004 he intended to force America into bankruptcy
New Republic Embraces Fiction of California's Balanced Budget
Everything's fine, as long as you completely ignore the public pension crisis that is bankrupting us all!
Two Cheers for the Coming Collapse of the U.S. Economy!
Jeffrey Rogers Hummel on Ending the Fed, Privatizing Money, and Why the Welfare State Will Fall
The Pomp and Circumstance of the Inauguration
The only part of the inaugural ceremony required by the Constitution is the oath of office.
Glenn Reynolds: Debt Problem Belongs to Obama Now
Barack Obama won't be a first-term president much longer
Despite President's Claims, Debt Default Not at Issue
If the ceiling is hit, the feds just can't borrow any more
Against Government Debt
Thomas Jefferson's favorite economist had some harsh things to say about government borrowing
Report: Almost One Third of Homeowners Have No Mortgage
Responsibility not a forgotten science
Jerry Brown: California's Recovering, So Let's Spend, Spend, Spend!
Education and health spending on the rise, but those commitments still can't kill high-speed rail
"Fix the Debt" Activists Lobby for Tax Breaks
Hot air coming from wind industry representatives