Morning Bell: The Bloated Government of America
The General Services Administration blew through $820,000 in taxpayers’ money in a lavish “team building” trip to Las Vegas, and President Barack Obama is “apoplectic” at… Read More
Cut the Government Waste, but Fix Entitlements, Too
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) scandalous spending at a 2010 conference has gotten plenty of attention. Rightly so, because the GSA officials’ misconduct resulted in… Read More
Confidence in Economy Fizzling, New Poll Shows
If you ask the American people, they don’t have much good to say about the U.S. economy. According to a new poll by Quinnipiac University,… Read More
Morning Bell: What if Fannie and Freddie Were Eliminated?
For the past several years, it’s not been an uncommon sight in Anytown, USA, to drive down the street and see home after home for… Read More
New Research Confirms that Spending Cuts Stimulate the Economy
New research suggests that legislators should cut spending and enact growth-inducing policies. The reasoning? According to the study, spending cuts can positively affect economic growth… Read More
Morning Bell: What Tax Day Could Feel Like in 2013
In addition to today being Tax Day, it’s also, coincidentally, “Tax Freedom Day” — meaning that it has taken from January 1 until now for… Read More
Obama Administration Discontinues Transparency Tool
Since 1993, the Census Bureau has made available detailed data about federal government expenditures in its Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR). The 2012 report will… Read More
Morning Bell: Tax Gimmicks, Tax Doom
The U.S. Senate could vote today on the gimmicky distraction known as the Buffett Rule — President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans… Read More
DeMarco Warns of the Dangers of Large-Scale Forgiving of Mortgage Debt
To hear certain parts of the press tell it, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Ed DeMarco, announced that the agency… Read More
The ECB’s Buying Trouble
Suppose you suddenly needed a new car, so you rush right out to the showroom, and your eyes fall upon this shiny new luxury sedan… Read More
Exclusive Interview: John Stossel Says Government Can’t Solve Our Problems
John Stossel’s skepticism of government and his storytelling approach about free-market economics have made him a rock star in conservative and libertarian circles. He spoke at… Read More
Morning Bell: The Internet Taxes that Could Be Coming
If you’ve ever bought anything on the Internet, over the phone, or from a catalog, you might have noticed that when you buy from some… Read More
Morning Bell: Buffett Rule 101
President Obama traveled to Florida yesterday to distract the nation from its real problems by laying out his case for the Buffett Rule, a plan… Read More
The Buffett Rule is a Calculated Distraction from Obama’s Failed Leadership
What do you do when you’re losing a debate? Change the subject. That’s really all you need to know to understand President Obama’s resuscitation of… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Economy Leaves Little Changed
America is at a crossroads. Today’s jobs report shows that two years into recovery the U.S. economy is still woefully underperforming, adding only 120,000 new… Read More
Economic Freedom Is Surging in Chile
With a score of 78.3 in the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, Chile is now… Read More
Morning Bell: Beware the Taxmageddon
Brace yourself. In a mere 271 days, you and your fellow Americans will be hit with a tax hike the likes of which this country… Read More
Morning Bell: The President’s Curious Speech Lacks Solutions
If you’re looking for an iron-clad indictment of Barack Obama’s failed fiscal policies, you don’t have to look much farther than the President’s own words… Read More
PODCAST: “Taxmageddon”
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, listen to expert Curtis Dubay discuss the coming tax onslaught. Click here to listen. Which taxes are going up?… Read More
President Obama’s Curious Paul Ryan Speech
Why would the President, elected to the highest office in the land, stoop to attack a plan authored by the Chairman of the House Budget… Read More
So, Where Is the President’s Solution to the Fiscal Crisis?
If President Obama wants to challenge the House Republican budget passed last week, he certainly should. His views would be more enlightening, however, if they… Read More
Morning Bell: The Highest Taxes in the World
There aren’t many American-owned companies more iconic than Anheuser-Busch, the famous producer of Budweiser beer based in St. Louis, Missouri. That was true up until… Read More
No Fooling: U.S. Now Has Highest Corporate Tax Rate in the World
This April Fool’s Day, the joke is on all of us. That’s because as of April 1, the U.S. now has the highest corporate tax… Read More
Cooper and LaTourette’s Budget Is a Major Tax Hike
Rule #1 of tax reform: Tax reform does not raise taxes. The budget resolution sponsored by Representatives Jim Cooper (D–TN) and Steve LaTourette (R–OH) breaks… Read More
House Democrats’ Budget: A Vision of Limitless Government
House Democrats described the budget they released yesterday as a “clear contrast” to the one introduced by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R–WI). It… Read More
Morning Bell: Another Vision to Solve the Budget Crisis
While Washington’s eyes are focused on the historic Obamacare hearings at the Supreme Court, work continues across the street in the House of Representatives where… Read More
Secretary Chu’s $10 Million Fiasco
During a hearing last week of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Wyoming Senator John Barrasso (R) asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu a seemingly simple… Read More
Ryan’s Budget Proposal: A Down Payment on the Common Defense
The defense commitments in Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R–WI) budget proposal, “The Path to Prosperity: Restoring America’s Promise,” are a step in the right direction. The… Read More
PODCAST: Grover Norquist on Taxes, Economic Growth
In a special Heritage podcast, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist discusses his new book: Debacle, Obama’s War on Jobs and Growth and What… Read More
First Reactions to Ryan’s Path to Prosperity Budget
There are six key elements to a successful federal government budget, including the plan released today by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R—WI): Does… Read More
