There is a particular kind of political folly that manages to be simultaneously expensive, unnecessary and self-inflicted. The U.K. government’s…
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel have done something no Washington consensus would have predicted five years ago: they put…
While Washington and Tel Aviv argue over battle damage assessments, consider a different metric entirely: somewhere in Tehran tonight, an…
Gov. Gavin Newsom loves to boast that California is a model for the nation. But there’s one “innovation” you’ll never…
America is engaged in a high-stakes competition with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—one that will shape our economic future and…
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) recently issued report, The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036, offers a sobering look…
Tonight, I come before Congress not to recite grievances. I come to report the results. For too long, Americans were…
Affordability. It is the hot, new political slogan, a catch-all lament for the frustrations of daily economic life. But behind…
The United States’ recent confrontations with Iran dominate the headlines, but the growing, if quieter, confrontation with China is just…
Less than two weeks after announcing a stunning $5.2 trillion in new U.S.-based investments, the Trump administration commenced its “SelectUSA…
Politicians love to talk. Occasionally, it pays to listen to them. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ bold comment on climate change…
President-elect Donald Trump is not inheriting a rock-solid economy on Jan. 20. Far from it. The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO)…
Politicians routinely make fanciful assertions regarding the federal budget. Unfortunately, most Americans do not know when they are being lied…
In what was arguably the most memorable moment of the sole debate between President Jimmy Carter and Gov. Ronald Reagan…
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently issued yet another report on the rapidly deteriorating state of the federal government’s finances. As Douglas…