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In a recent article, the Washington Post reported that federal, local, and state debt levels -- including the intergovernmental debt the government...

Day of Leaders – Today we celebrate great American leaders with mattress sales and a day off (for some) from work. Congress left town for the whole...

In an op-ed today on the Washington Post website, Erskine Bowles and Sen. Alan Simpson, co-chairs of the President’s National Commission on Fiscal...

In a thoughtful Washington Post op-ed this morning, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) calls for leadership and shared sacrifice on the issue of deficit reduction...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...