Boldness is appreciated, even if some of the ideas are impractical.

If he wants better performance in his second term, he should embrace a spending cap.

Almost every developed nation faces this worrying trend.

Another program with some grim numbers.

The risks of doing nothing.

Shouldn’t this be a no-brainer?

Massive demographic change strains welfare systems.

The United States faces a serious problem of out-of-control federal spending.

There are some positive lessons we can learn from European nations.

At least the program’s fiscal problems are getting some attention.