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Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: Taking off on Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress last week...

Yesterday the Senate voted overwhelmingly, 85-13, to approve a non-binding “sense of the Senate” resolution sponsored by Senator John McCain (R-AZ)...

A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out the week of April 12, 2009.

U.S. Treasury markets were relatively quiet most of this week, although some Friday morning news had translated into market gains, as of early...

Congress this week demonstrated once again that members aren’t yet willing to embrace the new era of fiscal responsibility that was supposed to start...

In our “Countdown to tax day” we have so far covered the pros and cons of a VAT, the limitations of only taxing income over $250,000, extending...

OurFiscalFuture.org has put together a blog carnival on fiscal policy called "Public Square." It brings together numerous experts on fiscal policy to...

The President's Council of Economic Advisers released their third quarterly report yesterday on the economic impacts of the American Recovery and...

Up-Hill Battle for the Budget – Democratic leaders in Congress are floating the possibility that there will be no budget resolution this year, citing...

In testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke once again affirmed his membership in our Announcement Effect...

At the Bottom Line we often complain about government officials avoiding hard fiscal choices because of the political difficulty involved. At the...

With huge structural deficits looming in the future, many observers feel that the current tax code will not be able to raise enough revenue to balance...