Republican Elites Are Frightened by Their Own Base
#NeverTrump comes after years of cynical pandering, hypocrisy, and inaction
Government Spending
Obama's Budget Is a Tax-and-Spend Travesty
The president wrongly believes government spending will grow the economy.
LA Rams Should Pay Back Public Funds to Missouri, Sen. McCaskill Says
The Democratic lawmaker is drafting a bill requiring refunds from teams who skip town after accepting public financing.
You Might As Well Watch the NFL Playoffs. You're Paying for Them.
The NFL's real "12th man" is the taxpayer.
Feds Still Owe the $30 Billion Woodrow Wilson Borrowed for WWI
Who could run a household or a business the way the feds have run the government in the past 100 years?
The GOP's Omnibus Spending Binge Will Undermine the Next President
Expect even more red ink and massive deficits during our next recession.
Newark Schools Spent $18,208 Per Pupil Last Year. So Why Are They In 'Extreme Chronic Fiscal Distress?'
Money alone can't fix failing schools.
Hillary Clinton Wants $275 Billion in Additional Federal Infrastructure Spending—But Won't Say How She'd Pay For It
The Democratic candidate's plan is both vague and unnecessary.
Republican Tax Fantasies
Tax cut promises are divorced from actual spending discipline.
Post-Debate, Is Rand Paul Back?
Rand Paul can balance the budget, he blames the Fed, he'll talk rather than start wars we can't afford, and generally seemed the most thoughtfully radical guy up there.
A $43 Million Gas Station—Is This Why We're Still in Afghanistan?
Report details yet another example of money pit our involvement there has become.
How to Balance the Budget in One Easy Step
It's like a real life easy button no one who can wants to use.
D.C. Running Out of Other People's Money If It Doesn't Change Its Ways
Advocates of unlimited spending like to portray their proposals as a boon to the American people. But they are helping some by hurting others.
University of California System Spending Big Money on Salary Boosts
Nothing new here: Officials spend extra taxes on themselves.
Saving Our Way into the Poorhouse
Government claims its spending programs save money, but it keeps spending more money
Progress Through State Violence or Smaller Government?
Progressives can't imagine progress without government force
'Free' Community College Already Costs 50 Percent More than Originally Estimated
Draft legislation incentivizes annual tuition increases and more administration.
America's Coming Transfer of Wealth
How entitlement spending transfers wealth from the young to the old.
Can They Stop Themselves?
Reason's guide to whether any of the 2016 presidential hopefuls would actually cut government.
Amtrak Has Problems, But a Lack of Federal Funding Is Not One of Them
The railroad's problems are political, not operational.
No, the Cold War Didn't Teach us That Forcible Regime-Change Is Swell
David Brooks can't even learn from our Iraq mistakes right
Intolerance is OK if You Attack the Right (Wrong) People: Chris Christie Fat-Shaming Edition
Making fun of his weight distracts from the reality of public service as an excuse to live off the government teat.
Tax Take Keeps Growing—But Good Luck Catching Up With Government Spending
The U.S. government has proven itself perfectly capable of outspending the healthiest revenue stream it has ever seen.
Why Can't We Build Things Anymore? Because Government Is Terrible
Putting the 'fruc' in 'infrastructure,' New York City edition
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz Try to Out-Fiscal-Hawk One Another
It's no coincidence that the would-be Tea Party presidents were the only GOP votes against the Senate budget
Arguments for Military Sequestration for Conservatives
Arguments strong enough for a conservative, but made for everyone.
The Case of the Mysteriously Missing Export-Import Bank Data
Information being used to critique the cronyist institution has disappeared online.
Bad Payments Rise in High Risk Federal Programs
Error-ridden programs paid out $125 billion in improper payments last year.
The Oppressive Logic of Obama's Plan to Chase Down Foreign Earnings
It won't bring back the money but will drive America down the road to serfdom
The Case Against Convening a New Constitutional Convention
The U.S. Constitution may not be perfect, but a new constitutional convention will probably make it worse.
Government Debt on the Road to Ruin
Nearly every state has followed the same basic policy of making promises today and letting someone figure out how to pay for them years from now.
