One of the hardest decisions you’ll make in any given session of cash-game poker isn’t just related to calling a big all-in or how much to bet with the nuts. No, I think perhaps the hardest decision is often when…
President Trump cast doubts on a trade deal with China ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Argentina, saying it is “highly unlikely” he would agree with a request from Beijing to postpone…
Fiscal hawks hope to see reforms in accounting standards for state and local governments that would increase the transparency of their debt. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is now considering changes to its reporting recommendations, accepting comments until Feb….
President Trump has put on hold possible tariffs against European automobiles imported into the United States, allowing critics of the duties and their possible effects to breathe a sigh of relief. Critics warn that trade wars that could arise from…
As leaders in Congress hammer down the details of the Farm Bill, they should use the Senate’s plan for rural broadband deployment that provides better safeguards against taxpayer waste. Farm Futures reports that negotiators in the House and Senate hope…
As indications arise that President Trump may be softening on his tariff stance with China, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan called his duty policies “insane.” While at an event at New York University last Wednesday, Bloomberg reported, Greenspan fielded…
As the United States Postal Service (USPS) posts record financial losses, American consumers will face record postage increases in 2019 to help offset the problems. The USPS reported last week that it lost $3.9 billion this past fiscal year, a…
Some good-government advocates are calling on the lame-duck Congress to do the bare minimum until January, while others say the GOP should press its advantage before the 116th Congress comes calling. Why the call for sloth? This lame-duck Congress has…
Spending on America’s debt service is about to see a big jump, according to projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In fact, the amount of money needed to pay down the national debt in the next two years is…