The nonsensical coverage of the debate over paid leave continues. Apparently, opposing a federal paid-leave program is the equivalent of being anti-family or pro-suffering, or so we’re told. We rarely get information about the full consequences of such a policy….
Ignore the red ink that continues to flow from the Postal Service’s balance sheet like water in the Mighty Mississippi. The Postal Service has a plan. After a decade of not putting forth a plan — a key factor in…
A lot of people don’t care about the nation’s growing debt. Some believe that low interest rates for the foreseeable future essentially mean a free lunch for the government. Others believe that no matter what the cost of this debt,…
The scale and scope of government spending expansion in the last year are unprecedented. Because Uncle Sam doesn’t have the money, lots of it went on the government’s credit card. The deficit and debt skyrocketed. But this is only the…
Some emergencies require an increase in government spending, but that comes with an understanding that the higher levels of spending are unusual and will not be sustained. Unfortunately, this understanding seems to be lost on the Biden administration. Exhibit A…
Pay no attention to that printing press behind the curtain. Inflation, created in the capital but felt across the country, finds Washingtonians trying to dissuade Americans from believing its existence. A parlor game among political officeholders and their journalistic boosters…
On Thursday morning, the Biden campaign released a video of Joe Biden “in conversation” with Barack Obama. It makes for tedious viewing, as the two marinate in each other’s perceived wonderfulness, trading compliments and seconding each other’s empty musings. The…
President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2021 budget has been released. Generally, budget documents are more of a statement about priorities and aspirations than of anything else. This proposal is typical: It’s full of unrealistic assumptions, as well as “savings”…
My fellow taxpayers, this is your quarterly warning that Uncle Sam is not a good steward of your money. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its most recent 10-year projections for federal spending and revenues. The picture is not pretty….
