Fiscal Policy/Debt
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The Indispensable Robert Higgs
A Reader (The Essential Robert Higgs)
New Way to Care
Social Protections that Put Families First
War and the Rogue Presidency
Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure
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{content}Autopilot Deficits
Mandatory spending and surging debt interest drove federal outlays to record levels in fiscal year 2026.
America’s Best of Times, Worst of Times: Can Adam Smith Save the Future?
A return to free-market principles may be the answer.
Latin America’s Rightward Surge Reaches A Crossroads in Brazil
Bolsonaro’s win would mark one of the most astonishing political resurrections in the modern history of Latin America’s largest nation and economy.
Sizing Up the $40 Trillion National Debt
A look at ten years of unprecedented national debt expansion.
Pretend Orbán Is on the Ballot—He Offered Handouts, Too
Trump has a similar tendency when he gets squeezed politically—to try to buy his way to victory with taxpayer-funded giveaways.
Stein’s Law and New Tools to Fight Fraud
New federal laws aim to curb out-of-control boondoggles.
What the Bond Market Reveals about Congress, the National Debt and the Middle Class
High bond yields informally signal that the government absorbs too much of the nation’s scarce capital.
A Pocketful of Rescissions
The seldom‑used budget tool has attracted attention on Capitol Hill.
The Biggest Contributors to the Growth of the National Debt
Rising healthcare subsidies and interest payments are mounting.
The U.S. Government’s Worsening Deficit
The federal government is set to overspend by more than $2 trillion this year
