In 1980, America’s publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25…
Aside from war threats in the Middle East, the two biggest domestic public policy challenges in the early summer of…
“Mammoth spending bills are bankrupting America!” Elon Musk wrote over a shared tweet showing the national debt trendline resembling an…
America’s debt-addicted government just lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody’s, as it previously had from fellow rating agencies S&P…
As of Friday, the United States is no longer a member of the elite club of top-tier debtors. Credit rating…
President Donald Trump’s 2026 “skinny budget” is out, and at first glance it gives small-government advocates reason to cheer. It…
America is undergoing a profound transformation. Gone are the days of reckless deficit spending and bloated government. In their place:…
President Donald Trump’s order to pause almost all federal grants and loans that do not go directly to (or, like…
Lyndon Johnson feared conservatives as “The Great Beast” in American politics. The Great Beast flexed its muscles on Wednesday. The…
