Huzzah! Wait... what?! That. Just. Happened. There’s been a bit of waffling on when exactly it … [Read more...]
It’s official: We are now $16 trillion in debt
Will debt hit $16 trillion as Romney delivers his acceptance speech?
Photo op. Later today, the Republican National Convention will unveil a potent visual reference for … [Read more...]
Virginia back in the black for the third year running
It's just how we do. Ah, Virginia — drink it in, it always goes down smooth. I’m never … [Read more...]
Virginia back in the black for the third year running
It's just how we do. Ah, Virginia — drink it in, it always goes down smooth. I’m never … [Read more...]
Submit Paper on The Debt Crisis for the AALS by August 31
One more scholarly paper note....The AALS sections on Poverty Law and Clinical Legal Education will … [Read more...]
Great news: The US fiscal gap just jumped $11 trillion … to $222 trillion
Real. Forget the trillion-dollar deficits for a moment. Forget today’s $15 trillion in … [Read more...]
Intellectual honesty on the national debt
Numbers. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) recently decided — for the fourth* year in a … [Read more...]
Can the First Wives help their husbands win?
Popularity. It’s an honest question. I might at first be tempted to argue that, what with the … [Read more...]
Video: “Unpatriotic Debt”
Four years ago today .... Remember this blast from the past — in fact, from four years ago … [Read more...]
Thou Shalt Not Steal…Unless You Have To
Rules and rulers Public policy question of the next decade: Is it okay to steal? Follow-up question: … [Read more...]
Say, whatever happened to “pay-go”?
Could this be a reason Senate Democrats won't budget? Andrew Kaczynski of BuzzFeed unearths this gem … [Read more...]
Video: The 2012 National Debt Road Trip
He's got a fast car. For our liberal friends who never tire of claiming the nation’s fiscal … [Read more...]
DEBT LIMIT – A GUIDE TO AMERICAN FEDERAL DEBT MADE EASY (VIDEO)
A satirical short film taking a look at the national debt and how it applies to just one family. ~ … [Read more...]
German solution: Tax the young!
Kinderfeindlichkeit For those who like to cite Germany as some sort of model of fiscal probity and … [Read more...]
Change: Obama’s addition to national debt now surpasses Bush
Three years vs eight. National debt? Eh … who’s counting? CBS’ Mark Knoller, … [Read more...]
Quotes of the day
Blame. “The National Debt has now increased more during President Obama’s three years … [Read more...]
Poll: 58% say Obama’s policies driving gas costs higher, 48% expect unemployment to rise
20-point plurality expect Supreme Court to overturn ObamaCare. While the national media focuses on … [Read more...]
A day that will live in infamy: Paul Ryan on national debt passing $15 trillion
Congratulations, America! The word came down from Treasury earlier this afternoon. Think of all the … [Read more...]
Mainstream media waking up to foreclosures being a big problem – And by big problem, I mean Geithner
Includes the song, “They Are Both Clowns,” sung to the tune of, “Send in the … [Read more...]
Obama to propose a “Buffett tax” while pushing jobs plan
A new AMT? Talk about your mixed messages! While Barack Obama goes on the campaign trail trying … [Read more...]
White House refusing to negotiate on jobs plan
Dirty words. Remember way back when Barack Obama lamented the partisan divide and wished that … [Read more...]
“Obama clock” a top iPhone app
Counting down the days of his presidency. High unemployment, high national debt, lousy housing … [Read more...]
Flashback: Obama calls adding $4 trillion to national debt “unpatriotic”
When all the wrong people do it, apparently. Yesterday, I wrote about the CBS News story showing … [Read more...]
Obama set to beat Bush debt-aggregation record …
... in one term. In 31 months of Barack Obama’s presidency, according to the Treasury and CBS … [Read more...]
Palin knocks it out of the park
Lady's got chops. Few people in the public eye have said anything useful about the recent … [Read more...]
You Owe The US Government $100,000 (And More Each Day)
Forget about the troubles with the your mortgage and your personal debt…it’s really just … [Read more...]
Please Stop Bernanke’s Transparency – He’s Frightening the Children
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did something the media is describing as being … [Read more...]
Obama to Cut $100 Million from Federal Budget! Yahoo!
So, to you who claim that President Obama isn’t doing anything… well, now he says that … [Read more...]
Obama’s Radicalism is Killing our Markets
By MICHAEL J. BOSKIN - from the Wall Street Journal It's hard not to see the continued sell-off … [Read more...]