Lawmakers have railed against the inability to stop the leaking of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, yet they are having no better success in staunching...

Washington Post Editorial: Economic stimulus plans ought to specify how the borrowed money gets repaid

Looks like the White House wants to attack the deficit one small change at a time. After promoting the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act to give the...

Making the Pitch – With much of Washington eagerly anticipating the debut of Stephen Strasburg on the mound tomorrow, the return of Congress this week...

Yes, today’s employment news from May is disappointing – even though there are some encouraging signs. Let’s start with the bright side: the...

Today's May jobs report was a surprise to many economists, who had expected stronger private sector gains. Government-hired Census workers accounted...

Yesterday, Donald Marron asked the question: " How Blurry is the Line between Monetary and Fiscal Policy?" As our readers know, we have been tracking...

Jeanne Sahadi wrote for CNN today on the sometimes-overlooked short-term perils that the growing US debt could create, and how they affect the average...

According to a new CBO report, automatic stabilizers added about $282 billion to the federal deficit last year and are projected to add $351 billion...

We at CRFB believe in the Wizard of Oz theory of deficit reduction. Passing the right package of spending cuts and tax increases requires a brain – so...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: In light of Obama advisor Larry Summers’ recent speech on the...