America Can’t Be A Welfare State And A Republic At The Same Time

A country whose citizens depend on government for basics such as income, food, and shelter is going to have to make big changes.

We Could Completely Get Rid Of Social Security, And It Still Wouldn’t Balance The U.S. Budget

Today’s politicians are literally mortgaging away our children’s financial futures so they can try to win another election.

How The Left Threatens Citizens Instead Of Pressuring Politicians To Achieve Its Goals

Conservatives respond to ignorance with efforts to educate, and increasingly, progressives respond to obstacles to power with efforts to eradicate.

Congress Could Fix The Entitlement Fraud Problem Overnight But Won’t

The current major problems of federal budget pressures and health care affordability for all consumers require action.

An Illegal Alien Stole An American’s Identity For 15 Years. NYT Says He’s A Victim Too

Every fact in the story underscores the massive cost and toll of illegal immigration.

Do We Really Need to Slash the Debt?

John Tamny, the free-market economics commentator who edits RealClearMarkets, comes out swinging in The Deficit Delusion: Why Everything Left, Right, and Supply-Side Tells You About the National Debt Is Wrong. Perhaps this isn't surprising, given the book's title. It can feel like Tamny is a kid walking through the elementary-school playground, randomly shoving other kids—some of whom are bigger than he—as he attacks one op-ed writer after another for, allegedly, misunderstanding the national debt.

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Cutting Government Spending Does Not Have To Be Political Suicide

After securing the border and enacting mass deportations, Trump and the GOP should indeed turn their attention to balancing the budget and paying down the debt.