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Last week, Murilo Portugal, the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, gave the opening speech at the IMF Forum in Stockholm. In his remarks, he...

CBO issued its monthly review for June, finding that so far this year, the federal government has run a deficit of just over $1 trillion, $81 billion...

Social Security has been described as the "third rail" of American politics: if you touch it, you get burned. Now, it seems that touching Social...

In her testimony before the President’s Fiscal Commission last week, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas presented the following plan as an option to...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Denver Post said that although they opposed a large stimulus...

Last Friday, CBO released a report on 30 options for changing the Social Security system, analyzing both the savings and distributional effects of the...

After the Fireworks – The Independence Day celebrations have concluded. The fireworks have fizzled and most of us are back to work. Capitol Hill is...

Late last night the House passed a supplemental appropriations bill ostensibly to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, lawmakers...

Initial market reactions to the June employment report confirms trends over the week. While safe haven effects have continued to underpin investor...

As expected, the House came out today with its " budget enforcement resolution." What's the difference between a budget enforcement resolution and a...

CRFB just released its analysis of the long term outlook. The analysis noted that while the debt picture has improved somewhat under CBO's extended...

Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, joined the Announcement Effect Club yesterday during the...