Washington’s not interested in sensible fiscal policy.

Deficits are a symptom of the spending disease.

Senate Republicans failed to atone for their sins by voting for a balanced budget proposal.

Why everyone in Washington is pretending to be agitated.

How we got into our current mess.

Sadly, this battle is inevitable.

But will any of it matter?

It’s time to slow the growth of Medicaid spending.

If lawmakers simply limit annual spending increases to 1 percent annually, the budget is balanced by 2022.