Economists do not have an accurate or agreed-upon model of the short-run economy, and their advice is often in error. Politicians should be more humble about their ability to control short-term economic ups and downs. Legislative action based on incomplete information risks destabilizing the economy further. Efforts to fix short-term problems often create long-term damage ‹ such as by putting the nation further into debt. Chris Edwards appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal recently to discuss the "stimulus package" proposed by President-elect Obama.

Downsizing the Department of Agriculture, the first in a series of videos focusing on downsizing each cabinet-level department.

Chris Edwards joins FOX’s Glenn Beck for a week long series examining the federal budget.

President Obama wants Congress to dramatically expand the burden of government spending. This CF&P Foundation mini-documentary explains why such a policy, based on the discredited Keynesian theory of economics, will not be successful. Indeed, the video demonstrates that Obama is proposing - for all intents and purposes - to repeat Bush's mistakes. Government will be bigger, even though global evidence shows that nations with small governments are more prosperous.

The candidates' plan for the budget deficit: Chris Edwards on C-SPAN.

Chris Edwards discusses downsizing government on MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show.

Chris Edwards discusses Downsizing Government.org on FOX & Friends.

Chris Edwards discusses austerity in America on CNBC's The Kudlow Report.

Tad DeHaven recently put the $61 billion in cuts in perspective by comparing it to this year's projections for total federal spending, the deficit, and interest on the debt..

A new video produced by Cato's Caleb Brown and Austin Bragg does an excellent job of visualizing the minuscule spending cuts Republicans and Democrats agreed to this week. As the video shows, overall federal spending will actually increase this year despite the cuts.