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National Debt

Economics

Those Dark Clouds Are the Debt

November 16, 2025 | Douglas Carswell
Argentinian flag next to IMF symbol.
Economics

Argentina and the IMF: Friends or Foes?

March 22, 2025 | Marcos Falcone
Politics

Is It Time to Hold a Convention of the States to Address the Debt Bomb?

May 20, 2024 | Lawrence W. Reed
Economics

Interest Payments on the National Debt Will Soon Be the Largest Federal Expenditure

April 25, 2024 | Jon Miltimore
Economics

Interest on the National Debt—Who Does It Go To?

February 3, 2024 | Peter Jacobsen
Economics

Is NPR ‘State-Affiliated Media’? Their Coverage of the Federal Debt Certainly Suggests as Much

January 25, 2024 | Jon Miltimore
Politics

7 Ridiculous Examples of Government Waste in 2023

January 12, 2024 | Patrick Carroll
Economics

What Happens If the Government Outspends Its Ability to Pay?

August 30, 2023 | Peter Jacobsen
Politics

Why the United States Lost Its AAA Credit Rating

August 10, 2023 | Jon Miltimore
Economics

The Unseen Cost of Government Largesse

January 24, 2023 | Nathan J. Richendollar
Politics

Nancy Pelosi’s Other Legacy: A Mountain of Debt for Our Children

January 15, 2023 | Jon Miltimore
Economics

The 3 Greatest Economic Threats Facing America in 2022 (and Beyond)

February 7, 2022 | Timothy G. Nash
Politics

Imprisoned Boston Bomber Received $1400 Stimulus Check—Prompting Correction from Washington Post Fact Checker

January 8, 2022 | Jon Miltimore
Economics

4 Scary Charts Show How Fast the Federal Government is Heading Toward Fiscal Disaster

October 16, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Politics

Rand Paul Slams National Debt Crisis, Inflation, and Socialism in Memorable Senate Speech

October 9, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Politics

Hey Nancy Pelosi, Here Are 4 Easy Things to Cut From the $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan

October 5, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Economics

#MintTheCoin: Economist Explains Problem With Just Minting $1 Trillion Coin to Pay the Government’s Bills

October 4, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Politics

‘Fiscal Insanity’: Key Democratic Senator Comes Out Swinging and Dooms Budget-Busting Spending Proposal

September 30, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Politics

Biden Bizarrely (and Falsely) Claims His $3.5 Trillion Spending Agenda Has a Price Tag of ‘Zero’

September 27, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
Politics

WSJ: Biden Plan’s $3.5 Trillion Price Tag is Actually a Huge Underestimate

September 25, 2021 | Brad Polumbo
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