Chris Edwards
Hearings Show Most Republicans Are Spendthrifts
I am a fan of Kimberley Strassel’s columns about federal politics in the Wall Street Journal. But her recent column about the omnibus spending bill—which increased spending 13 percent in one year—was off the mark.
Corrupting Federalism
Federal funding of state activities induces state and local governments to spend wastefully because the money comes “free” from Washington.
Spending Catastrophe
The 2,232-page omnibus spending deal signed into law last week threw fiscal sanity out the window.
Who Would Want to Be the Next President?
The next president will come into office in early 2021, and the nation will be facing the most dangerous budget situation in peacetime history.
Omnibus Outrage
Congress has passed a giant omnibus spending bill with large increases for every federal budget area. If Trump goes along with the GOP leadership and hikes spending, it would cut his cabinet secretaries off at the knees.
Big Spenders Dominate
Congressional leaders have agreed to a 2,232-page omnibus spending package that allocates federal discretionary spending for 2018. Defense and nondefense spending levels are jacked up, budget caps are blown through, and the deficit is soaring.
Privatize Dulles and National Airports
The Trump administration is proposing to privatize two airports owned by the federal government in Virginia, Dulles and Reagan National.
Economists Fail at Forecasting and Micromanaging
In a new study, economist Mickey Levy included a chart illustrating the inaccuracies of Federal Reserve economic forecasts.
Federal Fuel Foolishness
The Renewable Fuel Standard harms consumers, damages the economy, and produces negative environmental effects.
Botching Air Traffic Control Upgrade
Our air traffic control system is run by the federal government and subject to all the usual bureaucratic failures such as cost overruns, lack of innovation, a stagnant workforce, unstable finances, and ineffective leadership.