Markets so far this week have reacted to mixed news on the growth front in the US plus new concerns on inflation. As things start to wind up for the...

Today, Erskine Bowles and Sen. Alan Simpson, the co-chairs of the President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, published an op...

While the budget world is caught up in the President's budget, it's time to celebrate an important birthday. On this day two years ago, President...

Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart spent part of the episode talking about our favorite topic: how to fix the federal budget. Needless to say...

Three days after the release of the President's budget, our blog series continues to provide new analysis. In our detailed analysis of the President’s...

The President sent the country a Valentine Monday. But while the budget may have been concocted with love, in it there is only a touch of sweet and a...

Continuing our analysis of the President's 2012 Budget, we have just published our latest paper that takes a look at the 2012 proposal in more detail...

In their reaction to the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, the House Republican leadership has been very critical of the President's reluctance to...

Welcome to our fourth installment in our FY 2012 budget blog series! In this one, we'll focus on any budget process proposals in the budget. Chapter...

In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas lays out the many reasons we need a fiscal turnaround plan. She argues that...

In continuing our discussion of the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, we take a closer look at the recommendations to adjust discretionary spending...