DOGE Failed

by | Aug 13, 2025 | Budget

Like previous efforts to reduce the deficit by cutting “waste, fraud, and abuse,” DOGE was a failure.  Jessie Blaeser at Politico: The Trump administration’s claim that it is saving billions of dollars through DOGE-related cuts to federal contracts is...

“Fiscal Hawks” Who Love Earmarks

by | Aug 12, 2025 | Budget

Elizabeth Elkind at Fox: House GOP fiscal hawks have requested tens of millions of federal dollars for projects in their home districts for fiscal year 2026, an analysis by Fox News Digital has found. It’s common practice for congressional lawmakers to request...

Small Business and Tariffs

by | Aug 11, 2025 | Business, Economic Policy, Trade

Patricia Cohen at NYT: Smaller firms, for instance, not only have fewer resources to weather unexpected costs, they also lack the bargaining power of megastores like Walmart to pressure suppliers to lower prices. They may also lack access to lines of credit available...

Honest Numbers

by | Aug 10, 2025 | Economic Policy, Statistics

At WP, Former CEA chairs N. Gregory Mankiw and Cecilia Rouse explain the need for nonpartisan, trustworthy economic data: The collection and analysis of federal statistics is complex. Often, the first numbers produced are revised as more information is gathered. And...