Supporters of higher taxes are using disingenuous tactics.
Daily Analysis
A 21st-Century Spending Cap Would Have Turned Deficits into Surpluses
Today’s $1 trillion deficit would be a budget surplus of nearly $500 billion.
Which Modern President Is the Biggest Spender?
This is the first year we have enough data to include Trump’s performance.
The Media’s Pervasively Dishonest Coverage of Trump’s New Budget
Can you find the spending cuts?
Bernie Sanders Easily Prevails in the Free-Stuff Primary
Cover your wallets.
Washington’s Budget Outlook: Still Getting Worse, but Still Fixable
We should be very concerned.
The Correct Fiscal Goal Is Smaller Government, not Budget Neutrality or Deficit Neutrality
A 2×2 matrix to visualize good fiscal policy.
Joe Biden: Worse than Barack Obama, Worse than Hillary Clinton
At least he was consistent.
A Practical Reason to a Support a Spending Cap Instead of a Balanced-Budget Requirement
A balanced budget requirement is neither necessary nor sufficient for good fiscal policy.
Best and Worst of 2019
Notable policy developments.