This August, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) released a paper exploring how the federal budget process disadvantages children's programs. The CRFB found some major ways in which … READ MORE
Archives for October 2018
Tax Cuts 2.0: A Sequel We Don’t Need
The fiscal ship is crashing and the House GOP wants to show the voters that they don’t care. Just this week, the official Fiscal Year 2018 budget numbers came back … READ MORE
Pursuit’s Weekly QuizCap
Welcome back to the Weekly QuizCap. This week, our neighbor to the north legalizes recreational marijuana, government printing costs rival Aaron Rodgers's record-breaking contract, and George Washington explains the Senate. … READ MORE
Modern Politics and the Rediscovery of Responsibility
As a young boy, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was notoriously prone to fits of rage. One notable story describes him becoming so overcome with anger at being barred from trick-or-treating … READ MORE
DoD Struggles to Clean Out its Closet
If you grew up in a suburban neighborhood, then you probably remember garage sale season; a few weeks of the year when the homeowner’s association afforded everyone in the development … READ MORE
US Deficit Hits Highest Mark Since 2012, $1 Trillion Expected Next Year
Apparently, Congress is really taking the “you’ve got to spend money to make money” mantra to heart because the US budget deficit hit its highest mark since 2012. Up 17%, … READ MORE
The Corniest Cronyism
Just when you might think policies in Washington D.C. couldn’t possibly become more comically awful, something happens that serves as a reminder that it not only can get a lot … READ MORE
Congress, The First Time Travelers
Theoretical physicists and day dreamers alike have long been trying to discover the key to time travel. Little did they know it only takes a dash of creativity, a dollop … READ MORE