Government Shutdown
The Impending Government Shutdown Is Nothing but Theater
The loudest Republicans have failed to produce any coherent strategy to rein in deficits.
Fiscal Wishes Meet Shutdown Realities
A government shutdown won’t actually improve America’s fiscal trajectory.
When the Stupid Futility Is the Point
Republican hardliners can’t seem to quell their almost Freudian compulsion to lose.
Barreling Toward a Shutdown
The window is closing to fund the government before the September 30 deadline.
House Republicans Remain at an Impasse
A potential compromise brokered over the weekend appears dead on arrival due to hardliner objections.
Strolling Toward a Shutdown
Plus: So much for the hopes for a room-temperature superconductor.