In an op-ed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer yesterday, former Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) criticized the current Congress not just for the ongoing...

Last week, we noted that the furlough of "non-essential" employees at the Congressional Budget Office due to the government shutdown could halt the...

On Day 7 of the government shutdown, it is not surprising that we are talking about a "leadership deficit" as much as the federal deficit. While there...

Previously, we've voiced a number of concerns about sequestration, including that it is too abrupt, too mindless, too focused on the discretionary...

As Congress negotiates a proposal to pass a continuing resolution and reopen the government, they may enact other policy at the same time. One such...

This is the tenth post in our blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform. Last...

The government is still shut down, the debt ceiling is fast approaching, and the need to put our debt on a sustainble path remains. This environment...

Today marks the centennial anniversary of the federal income tax, signed into law on October 3, 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson. Though this date...

Former Comptroller General and CRFB Board Member David Walker writes in Public Finance International that the struggles in Detroit are a symbol of...

While it is incredibly disappointing that elected officials in Washington failed to avoid a government shutdown, attention is quickly turning towards...