After 130 days, Elon Musk’s tenure at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ended yesterday as scheduled. What remains are key revelations of systemic corruption — and the sobering realization that modern government is a reform-proof, power-entrenched apparatus. “The federal…
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The general state debt spiral should be a constant feature in daily headlines. Its prominence should force policymakers into a radical fiscal turnaround. Yet while Germany is working under immense pressure to ban the AfD, forming alliances…
WASHINGTON — I don’t like the way President Donald Trump abruptly fired swaths of federal workers during his first weeks back in office. But I know why he did it this way. Trump campaigned on a promise to cut the…
Elon Musk and Donald Trump have a golden opportunity with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Tasked with slashing $2 trillion in federal waste, they’ve sparked a debate: what to do with the savings? Two paths emerge. One, backed by…
President Trump’s announcement about the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to be jointly directed by entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy has created much excitement about the potential for reducing regulation, bureaucracy, and government waste. DOGE has…
In a tumultuous turn of events, France’s government is suddenly facing significant political upheaval. On Dec. 4, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted after a historic vote of no-confidence. The timing of this vote comes as France currently faces…
When President Joe Biden leaves the White House on Jan. 20, he will be entitled to an annual presidential pension equivalent to a sitting cabinet secretary’s salary: $246,400. That’s already generous but, thanks to a quirk in the law, taxpayers…
In the first volume of his history of World War II, The Gathering Storm, Winston Churchill laid bare the root causes of the war. The blame fell squarely on the Western powers’ failure to recognize the growing threat of war…
The United States is full steam ahead into uncharted fiscal waters, with rapidly growing federal debt promising a choppy economic future. Candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump have added trillions to the national debt during their recent presidential administrations, leaving…
