Americans Aren't Bound To Pay the Government's Debts
If the "consent of the governed" is a sacred American principle, how does the government borrow money in our names and compel us to repay the debt?
Fiscal policy
The Federal Government's Budget: Basic Facts You Need To Know
If we're to get even close to balancing the books, "mandatory" spending is in for deep cuts.
America in Denial as Fiscal Tsunami Approaches
It's not just Congress that needs to change its expectations.
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
Federal Reserve May Trigger New Bubble with Bond Buys
Kansas City Reserve head uncomfortable with current actions
Can Republicans Win a Government Shutdown?
Without a shutdown Republicans have no leverage to obtain anything useful from the White House.
Why Progressives Support Welfare for the Rich
Democrats' counterintuitive resistance to means-testing Medicare and Social Security
Tax Cuts, Entitlement Reform Favored by Chamber of Commerce
But not by politicians, if recent bloviating is any guide
Economy Grows Less Than Hoped
1.3 percent growth lower than the 1.7 percent that was predicted
What Greece Can Learn from Sweden's Pro-Market Successes
Greece should look to Sweden for reforms that deliver prosperity and fiscal sanity.
'Radical' Republicans
Unfortunately, there is no basis for Obama's claims about the GOP's extremism.
Obama's Phony Tax Reform
The president's proposals would make a brutally byzantine system more complicated.
Ron Paul Should Be Proud to Be 'Outside the Mainstream'
The Texas congressman is the only Republican presidential candidate who breaks decisively with the status quo.
Ron Paul Challenges Mindless Militarism
The Texas Republican's foreign policy perspective is desperately needed in the 2012 campaign.
Passing the Purse
Congress can't delegate fiscal policy, but it can balance the budget without raising taxes.
Borrowing From Paul
The Texas congressman's fiscal plan challenges his opponents to put up or shut up.
You Say 'Ponzi Scheme,' I Say 'Fraud'
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney's Social Security spat highlights frequently denied truths.
Rick Perry: Economic Wizard?
The truth about job creation and government spending in the Lone Star state
Sneak Surrender
McConnell's "Plan B" is a humiliating abdication of legislative responsibility.
Plane Truth
If Obama were serious about tax reform, he'd stop obsessing about corporate jets.
