Government Spending

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The Truth About the Debt Ceiling

Separating economic fact from economic myth

Veronique de Rugy | 2.3.2011 4:30 PM

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Let's Balance the Budget

Here's how to reduce the size and scope of government

John Stossel | 2.3.2011 11:00 AM

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Yes, but How Big Is the National Debt in Football Terms?

Radley Balko | 2.2.2011 7:07 PM

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No Military Immunity

America's bloated defense budget is ripe for cutting.

Jacob Sullum | 2.2.2011 7:00 AM

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Jerry Brown: (Tapping Microphone) "Is This Thing Working?"

Tim Cavanaugh | 2.1.2011 7:59 AM

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TSA Blocks Private Screeners Despite Success and Good Reasons to Outsource

Robert Poole | 1.31.2011 12:16 PM

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Reason Writers on Stossel: Matt Welch Talks Budget-Cutting and the State of the Union

Reason Staff | 1.28.2011 4:03 PM

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Grade Inflation

The more we spend on higher education, the more we spend on higher education.

Greg Beato | 1.28.2011 12:00 PM

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Reason.tv: Porkers of the Month for January 2011

Reason Staff | 1.27.2011 3:00 PM

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My State of the Union Address

Let's win the future by cherishing individual liberty

John Stossel | 1.27.2011 12:00 PM

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For the Budget Crisis, a Fake Solution

The trouble with Obama's State of the Union

Steve Chapman | 1.27.2011 7:00 AM

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Meanwhile, at The Parker-Spitzer Blog, I Call Obama's SOTU a "Failure"

Nick Gillespie | 1.26.2011 7:42 PM

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The Sorry State of Our Union

Forget the "Sputnik moment," let's have a "Carter moment"

Michael Moynihan | 1.26.2011 6:00 PM

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It's Still Not Time for Potential Solutions (or Honesty)

Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2011 12:58 PM

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We Don't Do Big Things

Matt Welch | 1.26.2011 12:35 PM

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Doesn't Rand Paul Know We're in the Middle of a Fiscal Year?

Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2011 11:52 AM

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We Can't Win the Future By Repeating the Past

Obama's uninspired State of the Union Address

Veronique de Rugy and Nick Gillespie | 1.26.2011 11:00 AM

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When Numbers Get Unserious

Are substantial budget cuts automatically "untenable"?

Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2011 7:00 AM

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Reason.tv: iPhone and oBama - Two Expensive New Models (Reason.tv SOTU response!)

Reason Staff | 1.26.2011 1:05 AM

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Reason.tv: Obama's State of the Union - Still Unfocused on Jobs

Reason Staff | 1.26.2011 1:00 AM

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The Incredibly Measly Savings Under The Spending Reduction Act

Nick Gillespie | 1.24.2011 12:28 PM

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Will the GOP Cut Spending? Nick Gillespie on Freedom Watch

Reason Staff | 1.21.2011 9:29 PM

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Reason Writers Around the Web: Peter Suderman and Jamelle Bouie Talk Republican Spending Cuts, Regulations, and How the GOP's Health Care Repeal Is Like Lethal Weapon 4

Reason Staff | 1.21.2011 10:29 AM

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Will the GOP Deliver on Spending Cuts?

Nick Gillespie | 1.20.2011 3:05 PM

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Will the Republicans Cut Government This Time?

It's time for the GOP to walk the walk.

John Stossel | 1.20.2011 12:00 PM

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Reasoner on Varney & Co.: Nick Gillespie Says "Radical Republicans" Just Ain't Radical Enough When it Comes to Cutting Spending!

Reason Staff | 1.19.2011 5:27 PM

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A Day Without a Fed

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.13.2011 1:34 PM

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Same as the Old Boss?

Don't count on the GOP to shrink the size of government

John Stossel | 1.13.2011 12:10 PM

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Can We Trust the GOP to Cut Spending?, Take 2

Nick Gillespie | 1.12.2011 4:52 PM

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Can We Trust the GOP?

The Republicans have retaken the House, but that doesn't mean you should expect the government to get any smaller.

Veronique de Rugy | 1.12.2011 4:30 PM

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Apocalypse Not: In a World Without the Tomo-Kahni State Historical Park, Survivors Would Envy the Dead

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.11.2011 3:17 PM

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Big Trouble in the Lone Star State

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.11.2011 8:23 AM

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Reasoners on the Tube: Nick Gillespie Discusses Debt Ceiling, Gov't Spending on Parker Spitzer

Reason Staff | 1.10.2011 9:46 PM

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Cal Budget: Even With Steep Cuts, Your Kids Will Still Meditate In School

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.10.2011 6:58 PM

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Grading the Governors in 2010: Q&A with the Cato Institute's Chris Edwards

Reason Staff | 1.10.2011 3:00 PM

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That Didn't Take Long

Radley Balko | 1.7.2011 1:18 PM

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Memo to Speaker Boehner: If You Won a Congessional Majority Because You Pledged to Cut Spending and You Can't Think of a Single Program to Cut Now, Please Go Home

Nick Gillespie | 1.7.2011 8:30 AM

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Reason.tv: Slashing Spending in Post-Soviet Slovakia - Q&A with Richard Durana

Reason Staff | 1.6.2011 3:00 PM

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Countdown to Disappointment: Don't expect the new Congress to cut spending

Reason Staff | 1.4.2011 3:00 PM

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He's Not an Earmark Hog; He's an Advocate for His Constituents

Jacob Sullum | 12.28.2010 2:40 PM

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Is The Tea Party Done? And Are Our Gooses Cooked?

Nick Gillespie | 12.23.2010 12:05 PM