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A Moral Conundrum: How American Business Money Changes the International Landscape

The world’s largest capitalist society is expanding, dominating industry and innovation and inspiring awe for its economic prowess. Capitalist America’s journey into 21st century...

Another Slice? Asking for More

If there’s one thing that the New York Times and Sarah Palin can agree on, it’s that Congress is full of money-grubbing crooks.

Finding the Cure for Healthcare

Before signing the historic Social Security Act of 1965 that would create modern-day Medicare and Medicaid, President Lyndon Johnson took a moment to reflect...

The Troubled History (and Future) of Veterans' Benefits

Few would disagree that American troops show incredible bravery at war. From World War II to the more recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq,...

The Cost of Education: A Disproportionate Influence

In a world where money talks, federal education funding tends to yell loudly into a speakerphone in the contentious playground of the education budget....

Tough Choices: Cutting Defense

In May of last year, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) introduced a bill called the “War is Making You Poor Act.” The bill proposed to slash...

How Much Can We Borrow?

Debt and Interest If financial institutions are taken in absolute values, the United States’s debt has nearly overtaken the nation’s annual GDP. In fact, the...

Sam's Lower Credit Score

Meet Sam. He’s pretty young, as far as these things go, a good guy, fairly well-liked by his peers, and very, very rich. But...

Under the Hood: The Cost of Bureaucracy

Hidden beneath the public face of the government—the  President, Congress, and the Courts—extends the vast iceberg of federal government. Regulatory agencies, bureaucracies and other...

The Budget Wars

If the debt ceiling debate did nothing else, it plainly demonstrated Washington’s unhealthy tendency to punt tough fiscal decisions down the line. It was...