Christmas is right around the corner, which means it’s time for Senator Rand Paul’s annual ‘Festivus’ Report. This year’s edition is a compilation of more than $50 billion in wasteful … READ MORE
Archives for December 2019
Are You Smarter than a Congressman?
Congress just quickly passed a pair of massive spending bills that package what are supposed to be 12 separate spending bills into two giant omnibuses. Our entire discretionary budget is … READ MORE
How Champions of Free Enterprise Can Change the Debate on Economic Mobility
Last week, I wrote about how Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) presidential campaign has served as a contributor to the culture of “us versus them” demagoguery clouding our current political debates. … READ MORE
CBO Looks at DoD Budget Tricks and the Future of Defense Spending
Each year, the Department of Defense issues a Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) report that outlines the long-term budget priorities for the Defense Department. The Congressional Budget Office then examines … READ MORE
Senator Lankford Highlights How DC Keeps Dropping the Ball
This week, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) released the fifth edition of Federal Fumbles - a compilation of government waste and inefficiencies along with a progress report on the fight to … READ MORE
The Costs of the Demagogues
Overheated rhetoric and negative partisanship have come to define American politics as of late. Pursuit has devoted sustained reflection on this trend (good examples can be found here, here, and … READ MORE