Medicare may be making mistakes 20% of the time, school lunch programs 15%, and the Earned Income Tax Credit 25%.
It's time for lawmakers to stop abusing the emergency-spending loophole.
Nearly $1 trillion was spent on the war in Afghanistan, mostly under President Obama.
Yes, that's right: Congressional leaders are forcing the Pentagon to take more money than it asked for.
Throwing good money at bad governments makes poor countries worse off.
We must kill Social Security in order to save retirement.
Welcome to a world of bird flu, corrupt contractors, and glitchy websites.
Why Israel Kirzner should win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
The labor market looks bleak for millennials. Why aren't they angrier?
The Export-Import Bank is inefficient and immoral.
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration is a favor-dispensing machine.
The pros and cons of a welfare idea championed by liberals and libertarians alike
The longer Washington puts off Social Security reform, the worse the shock will be.
Defense budgets are out of control. Adding another war won't help.
Younger Americans are being suffocated by spending, subsidies, and debt
The president and his supporters try to downplay the continuing crisis.
Senate testimony explains the difference between good austerity and bad.
The truth about Republicans, Democrats, and growing government
How agriculture subsidies waste money, distort the economy, and steal from the poor to give to the rich.
Sorry, Warren Buffett, but extracting cash from the wealthy won't solve our problems.
Why are U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for surveillance cameras in Alaska?
Obama and Boehner are both big spenders. That's the problem.
Nearly everyone knows someone who gets paid by the Pentagon. That's why it's so hard to cut.
When it comes to defense, Republicans think government spending boosts the economy.
Investor dollars, not government subsidies, should guide the energy industry.
Congress has effectively stopped work on serious legislation until after the election.
The U.S. tax code is more progressive and European than you think.
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