Republicans think they’ve threaded the needle on shutdowns. Is their new approach viable?
Daily Analysis
Government Shutdown Theater: Republicans Should Not Surrender to Obama’s Blackmail
If Obama wants to shutdown the government by vetoing spending bills that comply with the sequester, then Republicans should let him.
Proper Staffing and Reform of JCT and CBO Is an IQ Test for the Republican Party
CBO and JCT wield tremendous power. They are also dependable allies of the left.
Health Care Update: Everything from Medicaid’s Ever-Rising Fiscal Burden to a (Very Tepid) Defense of Jonathan Gruber
Medicare’s fiscal black hole, and why Jonathan Gruber got at least one thing right.
Research Shows that Small Government Is Efficient Government
Small government delivers more bang for the buck.
How Washington Profits by Pillaging America
I’ve been banging the drum for years about Washington being a racket for the benefit of politicians, cronyists, bureaucrats, contractors, lobbyists, interest groups, and other insiders. I’ve written about horrific examples of bloated spending that line the…
Does Jeb Bush’s Support For Higher Taxes Make Him More Fiscally Conservative Than Paul Ryan?
Is Dan Mitchell a Jeb Bush-style squish on taxes?
Wasting Money Is Washington’s Favorite Activity
Senator Tom Coburn’s 2014 Wastebook is out with a new, grisly collection of boondoggles and pork-barrel spending.
Who You Going to Believe on Infrastructure Spending: The IMF in August or the IMF in October?
The International Monetary Fund isn’t my least-favorite international bureaucracy. That special honor belongs to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, largely because of its efforts to undermine tax competition and protect the interests of the…
Excessive Government Spending in Europe: Sowing the Seeds for another Fiscal Crisis
Europe is in deep trouble. That’s an oversimplification, of course, since there are a handful of nations that seem to be moving in the right direction (or at least not moving rapidly in the wrong direction). But notwithstanding those exceptions, Europe in general…