Government Spending
Loaded With Gimmicks, but Still Worth It
The debt-limit deal is disappointing, but Congress cannot risk economic calamity.
Death of a Talking Point
Returning to the tax policies of the 1950s would make our deficits worse.
Fact Checking a Graphic Comparing Bank Bailouts to Proposed Federal Spending Programs
The chart assumes that taxpayers will bear the entire cost of covering deposits for SVB and Signature Bank customers.
There Is No Painless Way to Balance the Budget
‘Taxing the rich’ and cutting ‘woke’ programs won’t come close to getting the job done.
Why I’m Getting More Libertarian Every Day
America seems to want more government, but it needs less.
Surprise! Pork Barrel Politics Is Back
The omnibus spending package that Biden signed last week has billions in earmarks.