Government spending
Europeans pay exorbitant taxes for their ‘free’ government services
People who want a larger, more active state frequently point to their favorite European country (usually a small Scandinavian nation) and ask why America doesn't provide lots of "free" services like that…
The Biden and Trump eras show that libertarians are right
A common gripe in American politics is that for too long, libertarians have been in charge, wielding too much power. Sometimes this complaint comes from progressives in the mold of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.), who argue…
The 5 worst green energy projects funded by the Biden administration
Despite the Department of Government Efficiency's failures to cut spending and the president's support for a bill that will add $2.4 trillion to the federal deficit over the next 10 years, some wasteful government…
In explosive feud, Trump and Musk threaten each other with small government policies
A feud between President Donald Trump and his former advisor Elon Musk erupted on Thursday, when the two billionaires began swapping escalating insults and threats over their respective social media platforms. Trump said that…
Elon Musk and Donald Trump end bromance with dramatic, public fallout
He needs space: Yesterday, President Donald Trump and his right-hand man, former head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and occasionally-present CEO of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, Elon Musk, had a colossal blowup…
Brickbat: Friends in High Places
Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio reports that Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, mishandled the state's emergency shelter system by approving "improper and unlawful" no-bid contracts for food and…
The fusionist politics of Ronald Reagan
"There are so many people and institutions that come to mind for their role in the success we celebrate tonight," President Ronald Reagan said at the 1981 Conservative Political Action Conference, just two months…
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit
In March, President Donald Trump stood before a joint session of Congress and vowed to "do what has not been done in 24 years: balance the federal budget." The first major legislative package of Trump's second…
Belated Republican objections to the One Big Beautiful Bill ignore its fiscal irresponsibility
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the House of Representatives narrowly approved early in the morning on Thursday, May 22, lives up to its name in at least one respect: It is big, weighing in at 1,037 pages and nearly…
It’s Rand Paul and Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump over the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The intra-Republican fight over the future of a major tax and borrowing bill intensified on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump lashed out and former White House favorite Elon Musk offered a sharp criticism of the proposal.…
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