With the close of the U.S. Treasury’s fiscal year on September 30, 2023, there came an important update (provided by…
Writing in this space a few weeks ago, I argued that in several ways the United States is exhibiting characteristics…
Fitch Ratings just downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating, due in part to Congress’ erosion in governance. Indeed, year after…
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spent weeks of negotiating to authorize $4 trillion in new deficit spending…
The meaning of “hubris” has evolved over the centuries. Today, it has come to mean too much pride and even…
Can newly installed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy deliver on the promises and deals that he floated on his tortured journey…
SACRAMENTO — California’s state budget has been awash in cash, as lawmakers this year enjoyed a $97.5 billion budget surplus —…
For a few years, I have sounded the alarm that a growing wave of conservatives is working to make Republicans…
Bipartisanship, a rare commodity in 21st-century Washington, returned to the Capitol this past week. Democrats and Republicans came together to…
