Millennials recently eclipsed the Baby Boomers as the largest generational voting bloc in the United States. And it’s starting to show. Our generation’s representation in the new Congress had a … READ MORE
Congress
Federal Government Runs 65 Wall Deficit Last Quarter – Quarterly Interest Expenses Up 3 Walls Over Last Year
The DC shutdown soaps broke into livings rooms across America this week as President Trump and Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Schumer made their cases for and against a border … READ MORE
Fixing the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body
The 116th Senate has stumbled right out of the gate. The Senate failed to gain the necessary votes to proceed to a Middle East policy bill, with Democrats maintaining that … READ MORE
The Elections that Americans Don’t Control
Given that it’s the third week of a government shutdown over a $4 billion difference for a campaign symbol from two years ago, it will not take much convincing to … READ MORE
Harry Potter and the Modern Monetary Theorists Stone
For all of its wonderment, the Harry Potter series does leave readers with one burning question in the back of their mind. How are there any day-to-day struggles in a … READ MORE
New Year, Same Shutdown Theatrics
As this week ushers in both 2019 and the start of the 116th Congress, it can hardly be ignored that parts of the U.S. federal government remain shut down. The … READ MORE
Let’s Settle for a Slowdown
We’ve now entered the twelfth day of a federal government shutdown. Or so we’re told. I say that because to call what’s happening a “government shutdown” is pretty much a … READ MORE
Farm Bill Shows the Resilience of Subsidies
Meet the new farm bill. It’s a lot like the old farm bill. In 2011 then-U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. released a report entitled “Subsidies of the Rich and Famous” … READ MORE