US Budget Watch 2012

The first presidential debate is now only one week away on October 3 at the University of Denver. With much of the first debate focusing on the...

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, along with many others, have been calling on the presidential candidates to Debate the Debt, and more...

Last night, President Obama gave his acceptance speech in Charlotte (with our team on the ground). Among the many points in his speech, President...

The final night of the Democratic National Convention means that convention season is finally over. The campaigns now come into the home stretch, with...

Not to be outdone by the first day, day 2 of the Democratic National Convention once again featured a full lineup of speakers, including House...

Day 1 in Charlotte at the Democratic National Convention was an exciting one, although it was a very wet one. The heavy rain did not hold back the...

The final night of the Republican National Convention was an eventful one, featuring speeches from the likes of former Gov. Jeb Bush (FL), Sen. Marco...

Continuing our Updates From the Convention series, we head into the final night of the Republican National Convention. No doubt the speech to watch...

Considering our nation's debt situation, it is more important that ever to ensure that those seeking office have a plan to take on the issue. It's why...

A recent editorial from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch argues for what they call a "mutual non-aggression pact on spending and deficits." In their view...

On New America's weekly podcast series The Sidebar, CRFB Research Director Jason Peuquet added some analysis on Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI)...

Today, the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced the moderators for the 2012 presidential and vice presidential debates. Over the...