Chris Edwards

Farm Bill 2023 and Obesity

A large and growing share of Americans are obese.

SNAP Spending Doubles to $127 Billion

SNAP spending doubled from $63 billion in 2019 to $127 billion in 2023.

Government‐​Run Business Fails

Holman Jenkins discusses problems with the air traffic control (ATC) system today in the Wall Street Journal.

Federal Interest Costs, 1790–2033

A warning sign of a coming debt crisis is soaring interest costs.

Federal Spending Up 40 Percent Since 2019

Federal spending jumped from $4.45 trillion in 2019 to $6.21 trillion in 2023, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Let There Be Tax Reform

The low‐​income housing tax credit hands out $11 billion a year in tax subsidies, which are supposed to flow to tenants in lower rents.

Deficits Caused by Broad‐​Based Spending Increases

Today’s soaring federal deficits are a looming disaster and were sadly avoidable.

A Century of Federal Spending, 1925–2025

President Biden’s new budget confirms that we are in the midst of a historic ratcheting up of government spending.

President Biden’s Historic 2024 Budget

The Biden administration has proposed its federal budget for 2024.

Biden’s Billionaire Tax

We should reward work and wealth by not overtaxing them.

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