Why Disgraced Congressman Trey Radel Went Crazy (And America Will Too)
Democrazy, his new memoir, explores the hidden side of Washington, D.C. where it's all about money, power, and...finger food.
Entitlements
The Coming Federal Fiscal Binge
Ready for another round of tax cuts combined with spending increases?
This Former Congressman Is Against the War on Drugs
Trey Radel explains why he's not "just another tea party asswipe who got busted for drugs and voted to drug test food stamp recipients."
Trump Has Radically Transformed the GOP
The party has already given up on five of its core issues.
Trump's Economic Illiteracy on Display in Address to Congress
The president takes a reckless stance on free trade, entitlements, and debt reduction.
The NEA Today, Entitlements Tomorrow
Is the OMB's kill list a sign of fiscal seriousness or the opposite?
Trump's Hostility to Immigration Goes Hand in Hand With His Embrace of Entitlements
Trump doesn't care about restraining the welfare state. He just wants to make sure the benefits go to the right people.
Hey Boomers, Give Thanks To the Millennials We're Like Totally Ripping Off!
The cost of today's and tomorrow's lavish public pensions and entitlements will be borne by younger Americans.
'We Have Two Parties Right Now That Have Abandoned All Pretenses at Realism About Our $20 Trillion National Debt and About Our Entitlements'
Matt Welch assesses Hillary Clinton's absurd "I do not add a penny to the national debt" claim on Stossel
Of COURSE Donald Trump Hates Jeff Flake: The Senator Preferences Fiscal Conservatism Over Party Politics
Weekend spat reveals much about the state of the contemporary GOP.
Do Robots Dream of Electric Retirement Savings Accounts?
Study uses technological advancement to call for expansion of the state.
Five Years and $500 Million Later, USDA Admits That 'Food Deserts' Don't Matter
You can lead people to Whole Foods, but you can't make them buy organic kale.
Why Obama's Social Security Proposal Would Screw Over Millennials
Expanding a retirement program that's not fiscally solvent is no way to treat the young.
Bernie Sanders Says Scott Walker's Ideology 'Kills People'
Sanders, who is a fan of communist regimes, accuses a center-right governor of being responsible for people dying because of his policy preferences.
Chris Christie's Trump Endorsement Proves He's an Authoritarian Who Never Really Cared About Entitlement Reform
Christie's campaign was built around reforms that Trump opposes.
The Middle Class Is Shrinking! Because They're Getting Rich!
Success is seen as a disaster when you care more about income inequality than mobility.
Paul Ryan vs. Bernie Sanders on College Entitlements
God forbid, Bernie becomes our 45th president, who will stand in his way?
Yes, Rand Paul, Running for President Is a Drag. So Have Some Fun, Already!
5 ways that the libertarianish candidate can turn a depressing duty into a liberating opportunity
Generational Swindle: How DC is Screwing over Millennials
Jared Meyer on "Disinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young"
America's Coming Transfer of Wealth
How entitlement spending transfers wealth from the young to the old.
Conservatarians Rising?
Charles C.W. Cooke on blending elements of the conservative and libertarian philosophies.
Higher Cigarette Taxes = More People on Food Stamps?
A new study finds that poor smokers compensate for higher cigarette taxes by going on SNAP
Mike Huckabee Attacks Chris Christie Over Social Security and Medicare
Opposes raising the eligibility age or means-testing the programs
Medicare and Social Security Tabs Coming Due
Unless we want to drown future generations in a sea of red ink, we need to have a serious conversation about the future of entitlements.
Young, Bummed, and in Debt
The labor market looks bleak for millennials. Why aren't they angrier?
Medicare Collapsing Slightly Less Quickly
The conveyer belt to insolvency slows down just a bit.
Paul Ryan's Doomed Budget Proposal Is Typical GOP Establishment Stuff
Less social welfare spending, more military spending! Cuts trillions from federal spending, but doesn't actually reduce federal spending.
In Defense of Millennials and Individualism
Forget Justin Bieber. Don't Hate on "Generation Selfie"
Court: It's Not a Right When Only the Sheriff's Friends Get To Hold Guns
The case isn't just about guns, but also about what it means for the public to have "rights."
Farm Bill To Include $9 Billion in Cuts To Food Stamps
$1 trillion dollar piece of legislation
