Last month, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) released three tax reform discussion drafts. One of the most commendable elements in...

Recently, several Members of Congress and outside groups have called for continuing extended unemployment benefits to allow the unemployed to collect...

Deals to be Had – We survived Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. While the door buster bargains may be gone, there are still deals for the...

In his recent testimony, CBO directory Doug Elmendorf argued that it would be beneficial for policymakers to make large improvements to our budgetary...

In our recent paper, " Our Long-Term Debt Problems are Very Far From Solved," we showed that while the debt problem may be long-term, solutions need...

A recent CNN Money article suggests that budget conferees are likely to propose an increase in aviation security fees. When added to an increase in...

We hope all of our readers enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday. The long weekend brought some fantastic rivalry games, Michigan-Ohio State, Auburn...

CRFB board member Laura Tyson and Berkeley Research Group directors Eric Drabkin and Ken Serwin wrote in Project Syndicate in favor of Baucus's...

A new report from the Center for American Progress argues that roughly 60 percent of the sequester should be waived in light of the savings from the...

Giving Thanks...and Little Else – As we prepare to spend time with family and celebrate Thanksgiving, Congress gave itself a head start on the holiday...