Politicians Prefer Scare Tactics to Sensible Reform
Bogus fears about budget cuts at the state level.
Government Spending
U.K. Budget Expected To Require Big Tax Increases
Spending too much is not just an American problem
Senate Passes Measure To Trim National Science Foundation Funding
Not exactly a core function of an over-stretched government
Top Calif. High-Speed Rail Mastermind Turns Against the Monster It Has Become
Boondoggle no longer resembles what Californians voted for
Despite Sequester, Plowing Continues at Yellowstone With Private Money
You mean people will voluntarily pay for things they value? Who knew?
America's Nation-Building Follies
The U.S. record at nation-building isn't much better at home than abroad.
National Geographic Photos the Focus of Federal Study
Didn't teenage boys used to do that for free?
NIH Awards $1.5 Million To Find Out Why Many Lesbians Are Obese
It's like they're baiting Congress
Farm Subsidies Must Die
How agriculture subsidies waste money, distort the economy, and steal from the poor to give to the rich.
Many Congressional Staffers Enjoy Generous Bonuses
You didn't think they were about to cut back, did you?
TN Public Utility Dispensed $300K in Unauthorized Bonuses
Nice work, if you don't have to do it
House Passes Measure to Fund Government Through 2013
Democrats oppose because it keeps sequester cuts
California Starts Free Cellphone Program with Help from Federal Money
For those making less than $15,000 a year
If You Can Read This, You're Surviving the Sequester Cuts
The truth is that the terrifying sequester cuts weren't even cuts.
Iraq Still Unstable Despite $60 Billion in American Funds
Too much money with too few results, says special inspector general for Iraq
Washington, DC: Capital of The Absurd
Why the nation's capital is a clown show consumed by trivialities
Amateur Beats Gov't at Digitizing Newspapers: Tom Tryniski's Weird, Wonderful Website
A retiree with a scanner builds one of the world's largest historic newspaper sites while tax-funded projects stall.
Abortion and Big Government
Restrictions on abortion highlight slippery slope of government intervention
Obama Sounds a False Alarm Over Sequestration
Even if the cuts come to pass, Obama's job is to make the executive branch of the federal government work.
Senate GOP Considers Granting Unilateral Budgetary Powers to President
Not clear on where that lies in the Constitution ...
