No One is Serious About Debt
Obama argues that having a cap on debt, rather than unlimited debt, is a "bad strategy" for the nation.
Government Spending
Defending the World, Bankrupting Ourselves
After decades of American protection, our friends can form their own alliances to confront any adversary.
Republicans for Big Government
Any significant movement of wealth from taxpayers to tax consumers will not enhance prosperity.
VA Governor Dinged For Letting Agencies Suggest Their Own Budget Cuts
Bureaucrats then recommend cuts they know won't fly
Tax-Funded Texas Cancer Agency Investigated as a Boondoggle
Throwing money around and driving-away credible scientists
Higher Taxes, Smaller Government?
To curb spending, Republicans will have to insist on clear, enforceable measures to induce greater discipline, and stick to them.
Please read this if you think deficits don't matter and that spending doesn't drive deficits.
Or, Fun Facts About the Fiscal Cliff!
Are Conservatives Rethinking their Hostility to Criminal Justice Reform?
Tough-on-crime usually means tough-on-taxpayers.
Why the Sequestration Cuts Shouldn't Be Part of Any Larger Fiscal Cliff Deal-Making.
So we're facing a "fiscal cliff," Ben Bernanke's term for the following things scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013.
The Tax Increases We 'Need'? What About the Spending We Don't?
In the aftermath of this month's election, Democrats have renewed the push for higher tax rates on top earners.
Treat the Tax-Me-More Crowd to a Voluntary Additional Tax
Leave rates and rules where they are, but add a line to tax returns for a VAT-a voluntary additional tax.
The Future of Financing the Arts: An Interview with Adam Huttler of Fractured Atlas
"We must abandon the notion that a strong arts policy begins and ends with public funding."
3 Reasons to Kill the Dept. of Homeland Security
It's unnecessary, ineffective, and expensive. And that's just for starters.
California Voters Give Sacramento One More Chance to Balance the Budget
The clock is ticking on economic reforms in the Golden State.
States Put Mortgage Settlement Money to Dubious Purposes
They extorted it, they can do with it what they want
It's Time to Cut a Deal on the Federal Budget
We will soon find out if Chili Palmer was right when he said, "Sometimes you do your best work with a gun to your head."
Federal Government to Spend $1.5 Billion on Hawaii Rail Project Currently in Litigation
The feds don't ask why, they ask why not
Military Keynesians
When it comes to defense, Republicans think government spending boosts the economy.
San Francisco To Pick Up The Tab for Uninsured Residents' Gender-Reassignment Surgery
Did anybody ask the taxpayers about this?
Agencies Warn U.S. Over Credit Rating
Just admit that the federal government is a deadbeat, already
Hawaii Officials Illegally Advocated Constitutional Change
Voters rejected the amendment despite the tax-funded hectoring
College Bureaucrats Paid Up to $250,000
Purdue Chief Diversity Officer on $198,000 per year salary
