In a recent report, CBO estimated the base defense budget from 2012 out through 2030 using the Defense Department's Future Years Defense Program (FYDP...

After a sold-out presentation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week in which Fiscal Commission co-chair Senator Alan Simpson detailed the Commission's $4...

More Fireworks in Store – Washington, DC celebrated Independence Day on Monday night with its annual fireworks display on the National Mall. Though...

June has come to a close. With that also comes an end of the second round of quantitative easing, known as QE2. QE2 started off small in August 2010...

It’s hard to deny that Twitter has become an important medium, having recently surpassed 300 million registered users. The White House has recognized...

In today's Washington Post, CRFB board member Dan Crippen makes the case for closing the tax loophole for online retailers. Mr. Crippen argues that...

As if we didn't have enough on CBO's Long Term Outlook last week, we have more long-term budget projections, this time in the form of CRFB's Realistic...

As our nation’s debt continues along its unsustainable path, it has become increasingly essential for a comprehensive fiscal plan that targets all...

Yesterday the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study on the complexity of the federal tax code at a Senate Finance Committee hearing...

Yesterday CRFB President Maya MacGuineas appeared on Bloomberg Television to talk about how imperative it is to address our dire fiscal outlook while...