debt
Deploying troops to U.S. cities cost half a billion dollars in 2025
After threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to put down sometime-violent protests in Minneapolis with military force, President Donald Trump appears to have backed off, standing-down the troops slated for deployment.…
Could the Senate Trigger Another Shutdown in a Week?
With the House having passed its final batch of appropriations bills, it is now up to the Senate to pass the spending package or risk sending the federal government into a partial shutdown. Despite the pressure to keep the…
Trump and Musk’s DOGE failed to delivery major budget cuts
As the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) transitioned from internet meme to real-life government reform effort, the agency claimed it would achieve many far-reaching, seemingly improbable goals. It was going to slash…
Americans Will Pay the Price for Democrats’ Debt Policies
Democrats have spent the better part of two decades branding themselves as protectors of working Americans. But when you examine their actual policy choices rather than their press releases, a consistent pattern emerges:…
Trump administration sparks nursing backlash over new student loan caps
The Trump administration has decided that, for student loan programs at least, nursing programs are not "professional" degrees. While the decision simply means nursing students will be subject to a lower federal…
Trump’s deals with Intel and others are a form of socialism
One danger of nationalism, Friedrich Hayek warned in 1960, was the "bridge" it provides "from conservatism to collectivism." "To think in terms of 'our' industry or resource," he wrote,…
Why the best Black Friday bargain is not shopping at all
Fri Nov 28, 2025 - 11:31 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — I’m not American, but I observe two traditions for American Thanksgiving. First, I make a pumpkin pie for an American friend, an old bachelor in Edinburgh who doesn’t bake.…
A 50-year mortgage won’t make homes affordable
Last week, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Administration Bill Pulte revealed a plan to offer 50-year mortgages to the public. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, created in the 1930s, helped generations to slowly build…
America’s $30 trillion publicly held debt is 42 times larger than it was in 1980
In 1980, America's publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25 percent of annual U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Today, that figure is a little over $30…
America’s $30 trillion publicly held debt is 42 times larger than it was in 1980
In 1980, America's publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25 percent of annual U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Today, that figure is a little over $30…
TRENDING
