There is no need to recap all the chilling COVID-19 news here other than to acknowledge that we are charting unprecedented territory. Global economic activity screeching to a halt in … READ MORE
Congress
It’s Time to Lower the Curtain on our Performative Politics
As the impeachment trial of President Trump continues to use up all available political oxygen in Washington, some members of Congress have been registering their frustration with the process as … READ MORE
Generational Theft Update: Congress Adds Another $20 Trillion to Our Tab
Given how bleak every federal budget update has been over the last decade, it’d be really hard to make it markedly worse. And yet… The latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) … READ MORE
The Billions Worth of GAO Findings That Also Need Attention
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) made a ripple in the news this week when they issued their legal finding that President Trump’s withholding of $214 million in funds for Ukraine … READ MORE
Five Scary Takeaways From This Week’s Budget Reports
Over the last week, the U.S. Treasury and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have released their scheduled budget updates. Given Congress’s past year of adding more spending increases and tax … READ MORE
Congress is Regifting Fiscal Insanity
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQAd_MeMiKw[/embed] With the holiday season at a close, all eyes are back on Washington with news about the impeachment effort against President Donald Trump, precarious foreign policy with Iran, and … READ MORE
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
Congress Can’t Keep Up
Congressional job approval is notoriously abysmal. The latest polls show only 20% of voters are satisfied with our Legislative Branch. Some level of frustration with Congress will always exist, because … READ MORE