Debt-limit deal: Will the cuts be phony?
It would be easy for party leaders to come up with $2 trillion in "savings" without actually cutting anything.
View ArticleFederal spending doesn’t work
A primer on the role of government spending in the economy.
View ArticleSteve Jobs: Exemplary entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs like Jobs are the people who power the U.S. economy.
View ArticleHerman Cain: How about 15-15-15?
Cain is on the right track, but his 9-9-9 plan is flawed.
View ArticleObama’s tax proposals would make the tax code more complicated, less fair
The president's rhetoric about tax reform is at odds with the reality of his own plan.
View ArticleWhat policymakers can learn from Canada’s corporate tax cuts
Canada has proven that it's possible to reduce corporate tax rates without reducing corporate tax revenue.
View ArticleThe truth about Paul Ryan’s tax plan
It's not a giveaway to the rich, who would pay roughly as much under Ryan's plan as they do now.
View ArticleDemocrats’ leftward drift is blocking tax reform
In the 1980s, Democrats supported tax reform ideas that today's Democrats would never support.
View ArticleElectric guitars: capitalism built that
The story of how gutsy entrepreneurs revolutionized the music industry.
View ArticleWhat to cut next
There are dozens of large programs and agencies that should be scaled back or eliminated.
View Article10 reasons the farm bill makes no sense
Farm subsidies damage the economy, hurt the environment, and are grossly unfair.
View ArticleWhy economic growth depends on reforming Social Security
Every dollar in payroll taxes causes fifty cents of deadweight loss.
View ArticleEnd federal aid photo-ops, by ending federal aid
$560 billion a year is spent on aid to state and local governments
View ArticleThe Income Tax: A century is enough
We've moved toward a consumption base in recent years, but more must be done.
View ArticleTea Party Republicans resist D.C. hazing
Their real crime is not going along with the spending club.
View Article10 budget-cutting suggestions for Paul Ryan and Patty Murray
The challenge will be setting aside the usual special-interest pleading and finding long-term consensus.
View ArticleThe budget deal is a huge Republican cave-in
Paul Ryan gives in to restoring $45 billion of what the sequester cut
View ArticleWhy is the federal government so wasteful?
Government waste is a systemic problem, since it has no incentive to fix problems.
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