Last week, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released a discussion draft containing a series of reforms to fix the broken congressional budget process. Senator Enzi will be retiring … READ MORE
Lawmakers Should Learn to Start Worrying and Hate the F-35 program
Once upon a time, there was a military program undertaken by the Department of Defense promising to refit the United States military with fighter jets including an “advanced airframe, … READ MORE
The Federal Government Doesn’t Need to Spend More to Fix the Housing Crisis
In the Democratic presidential primary, housing policy has become much more prominent as an issue than it has been before nationally. That's a good thing. Rising housing costs hurt the … READ MORE
It’s Time to Change the Utterly Pointless Debt Ceiling
This week, President Trump will sign into law the 79th debt ceiling extension since 1960. For decades, the debt limit - the statutory limit on federal debt - served as … READ MORE
DoD Keeps Losing Fight Against Bureaucracy
Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recently took to Congress to testify in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. And while certain media outlets failed to … READ MORE
The Missed Opportunity of the Budget Control Act
With the expected passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, the era of discretionary spending caps put in place by the Budget Control Act of 2011 will come to … READ MORE
Forgiveness and the Art of Politics
To casual observers of the great debates in our country, it appears as though America is mere moments away from total collapse. Politicians like Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are calling … READ MORE
Everything You Need to Know About This Week’s Big Budget Deal
8/2 Update: The House and Senate have both passed the Bipartisan Budget of 2019, sending it to the President's desk where he is expected to sign it. President Trump’s tweet … READ MORE