To see why another partial government shutdown is a possibility, we can look at the Congress’s continuing resolutions (CRs).…
Six Facts: What We Need To Know About World Debt
The six facts that summarize world debt identify the big borrowers, the risky borrowers, and the criteria for deciding how much to worry.…
Why It’s Tough to Give (Campaign Finance) Money Away
When Seattle tried using Democracy Vouchers to support campaign finance, the results were not entirely what they had expected.…
What Our Cars Say About Us
Just combine Google Street View big data on 22 million cars with researchers at Stanford University and you learn lots about all of us.…
Why Aren’t We Worried About the Budget Deficit?
Although the U.S. budget deficit just hit a five-year high, an economist could explain why politicians and voters are not worried.…
Looking at National Wealth Through a New Kind of Lens
Typically we look at our national wealth through a fiscal or GDP lens when we might get a better picture by using a balance sheet.…
Six Facts We Need to Know About the Federal Budget
The six facts that we need to know about the federal budget include spending, taxes, borrowing, and where we could wind up.…
Why There’s No Such Thing As Free Tuition
Approved by many of us, free tuition programs like the one at NYU Medical School create misdirected incentives that diminish their success.…
The Problem With Emissions Outsourcing
Usually associated with jobs, now the outsourcing that relates to carbon emissions embedded in globally traded goods will be limited by California.…
Six Facts We Need To Know About the U.S. Federal Debt
Through just six facts about the U.S. debt, we can get a pretty good picture of what it is, who funds it, and where it might go.…