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The recent slowdown of health care spending growth is one of the more positive developments in the budget over the past few years. Despite the...

The economic stimulus package enacted in 2009 is now four years behind us. According to recovery.gov, $796 billion has been disbursed as of the end of...

Weathering the Storms – Stormy weather has wreaked havoc on much of the country recently, including Washington. Meanwhile, storms of a different...

After finishing its preliminary annual review of the U.S., the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the U.S. could spur additional economic...

At times, the fiscal debate can be confusing, as it is often set up as a simplistic contest between an argument for austerity against an argument for...

The Senate Finance Committee has been busy churning out options papers on various tax reform topics (we wrote previously about their economic security...

The recent revisions to the CBO projections improved our short-run outlook, a welcomed development, but they have also triggered a wave of...

One of the most important truths to remember is that today's budget will not only define the decisions of today, but also to some extent determine the...

Tax expenditures in theory promote specific policy goals by subsidizing that behavior through tax benefits. However, in comprehensive tax reform...

We have already responded twice to a wrong-headed call from the Center for American Progress to abandon pursuit of a debt bargain in favor of...

Economist Jared Bernstein often refers to himself on his blog as a CDSH, standing for a cyclical dove and a structural hawk. In other words, Bernstein...

After the deadlock last Thursday in the Senate over student loan interest rates, there still appears to be a gap between Democrats and Republicans on...