Brian Riedl

Brian Riedl is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

Brian Riedl

The Biden Budget’s $2 Trillion Magic Asterisk

The administration continues to be slippery on budget issues.

Biden’s Spending Agenda: A Year of Red Ink

The president failed to pass Build Back Better, but he still spent plenty.

Trillions and Trillions

The Democrats are poised for the largest permanent expansion of government in at least half a century.

A Modest Step Toward Entitlement Reform

A bipartisan coalition has introduced legislation to keep Social Security and Medicare solvent.

Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal Is a Giant Boondoggle

It sets aside $400 billion for long-term health care for the elderly but only $115 billion for roads, highways, and bridges.

Biden Proposal Hijacks Recession for Liberal Wishlist

His plan for economic relief would use the pandemic to enact large, unrelated, permanent expansions of the federal government.

Joe Biden Has an $11 Trillion Spending Plan. Can He Enact It?

His proposals come at a time that America can least afford them.

The Staggering Cost of the Pandemic Goes Beyond Economic Relief Bills

Why Washington will spend $49,000 per household this year.

The Math Doesn’t Work: Utopian Progressive Tax Plans Don’t Add Up

Maybe we should pay for our current commitments before we embark on other spending programs.

Why $1 Trillion Deficits Are Here to Stay

We shouldn’t tune out the warnings about Social Security and Medicare.