Spending

For months, Donald Trump’s opponents — first Joe Biden and now Kamala Harris — have claimed his policies in a potential second term would raise inflation. As one might expect, the corporate media have chimed in loudly on this issue for…

Members of Congress may have decamped Washington to campaign for reelection, but in nondescript buildings near Capitol Hill, federal budget gnomes continue their work. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released two reports…

Over much of his time as Senate Republican leader, grassroots citizens have realized that Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., often stands as the antithesis of conservative policy. From bad debt deals to swampy omnibuses, McConnell is generally at…

Whither supply-side economics? Given debates since 2016 about the meaning of conservatism, those on the right might wish to assess whether and to what extent a philosophy that rose with Ronald Reagan remains relevant nearly half a century…

Just when you think things couldn’t get worse on the fiscal front, Washington once again manages to exceed expectations. One couldn’t help but get that impression from the latest update to the nation’s (poor) budget situation. The…

When covering the political persistence of “Bidenflation,” I’ve noted that economists keep wondering why opinion polls continue to show the American people are sour on an economy that continues to create jobs. Ultimately, the question in…

Economists sounded surprised recently when inflation remained above expectations for the third straight month, likely keeping interest rates elevated for the foreseeable future. If they looked in Washington’s direction, they shouldn’t be.…

After the economy created a higher-than-expected number of jobs in March, analysts continued asking a persistent question: Why do Americans remain so sour about the nation’s economy? Several days later, the release of inflation numbers that…

Given the frequency with which I spend time attacking the lack of fiscal discipline among lawmakers in Washington, a recent viral video provided a variation on a common theme. In it, a TikTok user complained about paying $3,000 per month on…

There they go again. Following a series of comments by Donald Trump during a recent CNBC interview, Joe Biden has brought out the “Mediscare” attack in recent weeks, trying to demagogue his way to reelection. But a new Government…