January 25, 2023 9:01 pm
Social Security Is on the Brink of Collapse. The GOP Won’t Touch It.
In 1950, there were more than 16 workers for every beneficiary. In 2035, that ratio will be only 2.3 workers per retiree.
Tags: Congress, debt, Democratic Party, economics, entitlements, Free Markets, Government, Government spending, policy, Politics, poverty, REASON, Republican Party, Social Security, Supreme Court, taxes
January 18, 2023 9:01 pm
The GOP’s Current Plan To Cut Spending Is a Political Failure
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are still the chief drivers of our future debt. But Republicans aren’t touching them.
Tags: budget, Congress, debt, Democratic Party, Department of Energy, entitlements, FDA, Government spending, health care, REASON, Republican Party, Social Security
January 17, 2023 7:30 am
If Kamala Harris Is the Future of the Democratic Party, It’s Doomed
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Presidential Primaries, REASON
January 17, 2023 3:00 am
Kamala Harris Is a Flop
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Presidential Primaries, REASON
January 13, 2023 4:45 am
Can Republicans Still Win National Elections?
After a disastrous 2022 midterm performance, the Republican Party may be poised for a period of prolonged opposition at the national level.
Tags: Democratic Party, Democrats, Elections, FEDERALIST, president, Republican Party, Republicans
January 12, 2023 12:40 pm
To Win the Speakership, Kevin McCarthy Had To Promise To Cut Spending. Good.
While some Republicans may have had misguided motivations, a few disrupted McCarthy’s campaign in order to enact fiscal restraint. Their colleagues were fine with business as usual.
Tags: Congress, debt, Democratic Party, Government spending, investment, Politics, REASON, Republican Party, Social Security, taxes
January 4, 2023 9:01 pm
Trump’s Tax Returns Show What Sort of Tax Reform We Need
But partisans are having the wrong debate.
Tags: Congress, Democratic Party, Free Markets, investment, Politics, REASON, Republican Party, taxes
January 3, 2023 9:01 pm
Democrats May Regret Compromising Taxpayer Privacy To Get Trump
The release of the former president’s tax returns sets a dangerous precedent.
Tags: Congress, Democratic Party, IRS, Politics, REASON, taxes
January 3, 2023 3:00 am
Pundits Predicted a Backlash Against Criminal Justice Reform in the Midterms. What Happened?
While rising crime created headwinds for candidates who supported criminal justice reform, the apocalyptic storm never quite arrived.
Tags: Civil Liberties, Democratic Party, REASON
December 29, 2022 9:20 am
Congress and the Federal Reserve Could Be Setting Us Up for Economic Disaster
If lawmakers keep spending like they are, and if the Fed backs down from taming inflation, then the government may create a perfect storm.
Tags: budget, Congress, debt, Democratic Party, Federal Reserve, Free Markets, Government spending, Inflation, military, money, Politics, REASON, Recession, Republican Party, stimulus
December 28, 2022 9:10 am
Charity and Capitalism Are Better Than Government
When I was young, I assumed government would lift people out of poverty. But those policies often do more harm than good.
Tags: Capitalism, censorship, children, Democratic Party, education, food, Government, Government spending, Internet, jobs, marriage, Minimum Wage, money, Politics, poverty, REASON, Republican Party, taxes, twitter, Welfare
December 22, 2022 10:00 am
Congress Can Reduce the Deficit by $7.7 Trillion in 10 Years
The Congressional Budget Office projects that future deficits will explode. But there’s a way out.
Tags: budget, children, Congress, corporate welfare, debt, Democratic Party, Free Markets, Government spending, health care, Inflation, REASON, Republican Party, Social Security, taxes, Welfare
December 14, 2022 9:01 pm
Subsidies To Help Workers Would Hurt Poor People
Some people would benefit. Others would lose money or be rendered unemployable.
Tags: budget, Congress, Democratic Party, economics, Free Markets, Government spending, jobs, Minimum Wage, money, REASON, Subsidies
December 14, 2022 2:07 pm
Democrats Court Their Newest Voting Bloc: High Schoolers
Think high-school-junior-to-Democrat-voter pipeline. That’s the model for this left-wing nonprofit’s latest Democrat get-out-the-vote scheme. In a fundraising email to its supporters, VoteAmerica — a left-wing nonprofit that focuses on vote…
Tags: Democratic Party, Democrats, Elections, FEDERALIST, left