Fiscal Policy in the News

Yesterday, National Journal hosted " Fiscal Fallout: What is 'Responsible' in Today's Fiscal Reality," a policy summit convening experts to discuss...

In his column in today's Wall Street Journal and an accompanying audio clip, David Wessel takes on the question before Washington: Is the budget...

This week Fix the Debt supporters from around the country visited Washington, DC to ask their representatives to work together and address the...

After weeks of deliberation and two and a half weeks after a key deadline passed, we finally have a deal on student loans. A bipartisan group of...

Former CBO director and CRFB board member Alice Rivlin was interviewed by the Fiscal Times Sunday on the state of our budget and economy. Rivlin...

Among developed countries the US is unique in taxes in a number of different ways. One claim to fame is the fact that the U.S. now has the highest...

Over the past few weeks, we've seen a common argument in favor of turning away from solving our long-term debt problem due to short-term improvements...

When the financial crisis began at the end of 2007, it soon became clear that the government would need to run higher deficits in response. Tax...

This morning, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Joint Economic Committee regarding the current economic climate. He noted...

Bittersweet – The madness is here. The NCAA tournament field has been reduced to 16 teams, and after this weekend there will be only four remaining...

Madness Returns – It’s that time of year again. Predictions are made and office pools are formed. Yes, budget wonks are pitting budget against budget...

Despite a growing chorus of debt deniers, most economics continue to agree that putting in place a long-term plan to responsibly address our growing...