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
Debt
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
Ronald Reagan and Paul Ryan Share One Common Regret
Most public leaders have regrets when it’s their time to go, and typically they admit where the historians and the press will create holes in their legacies. The most famous … READ MORE
Parenthood in the Age of Debt
Three weeks ago, I became a father. In many ways, that fact still doesn’t resonate beyond a mere intellectual data point. Yes, my son is here, he’s doing all the … READ MORE
Bipartisan Senators Seek to Eliminate Beerbots, Edible Insects, and Peanut Stockpiles
Senators Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) just introduced the Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act - or the easier to say title: … READ MORE
How Congress Can Start Turning Back The Debt
Both parties are taking the easy road when it comes to addressing Washington’s passivity toward reckless spending. It is unfortunate that any discussion of what ought to be a no-brainer … READ MORE
When It Comes to Debt, Both Parties are Taking the Easy Road
Neither major party in American politics takes our debt crisis seriously. It is a bold claim to face, and it is one that certainly has its exceptions on both sides … READ MORE
Political Enemies Will Have to Work Together to Save the Republic
This morning, millions of Americans are wondering what the new Congress will be able to accomplish now that Democrats control the House while Republicans control the Senate. The country is … READ MORE