Are state and local government feeling a financial pinch, or is this just another statist myth?
Daily Analysis
Why Do some Advocates of Small Government Want to Keep a Democrat Appointee at CBO?
CBO uses shoddy analysis to prop up big government. Why are some conservatives arguing for the status quo?
The Odious Corruption Enabled by Big Government
Two cases demonstrate the bipartisan dangers of cronyism.
How Big Government Sabotages Poor People and Enriches Well-Connected Fat Cats
Advocates for the Export-Import Bank are resorting to lies to justify the corrupt institution.
The Limits to a “Shut Down only a Tiny Part of Government Shutdown” Strategy
Republicans think they’ve threaded the needle on shutdowns. Is their new approach viable?
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.
New Member of the Moocher Hall of Fame Demonstrates the High Cost of Eroding Social Capital
A new British member of the Moocher Hall of Fame has emerged.
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.
Government Screws Up Everything: The Internet Version
Is there some compelling reason to give politicians and bureaucrats power over the Internet?
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.