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Jimmy Carter, Doing Right, And The New Fiscal Realities He Faced

Kings And Their Retinue

Despite Election, Both Political Parties Still Live In The Past

Today’s Drug Ad: Use Your Power To Appropriate Federal Spending

My Hope On Election Eve, 2024

The Broken Government Facing Our New President & Congress

History Provides A Lesson On Who Would Likely Pay For Trump’s Social Security Plan*

Beyond Zombie Rule: Reclaiming Fiscal Sanity In A Broken Congress*

Only Grand Bargains Are Going To Get Us Out Of Our Gigantic Fiscal Mess*

Younger Americans Can’t Keep Transferring Ever-More To Richer Older Americans

Why I Have Always Hated—And Now Hate Even More—the Presidential Election Season

How The End Of Ever-Bigger Government Still Disrupts Politics World-Wide

How Charitable Are Nonprofit Hospitals?*

Thinking Generationally, Not Just For The Next Presidential Term

Can We Spare Children The Tax Roller Coaster?*

Moore v. The United States: Will The Supreme Court Join The Whack-A-Tax Shelter Game?

Perpetual Spending and Taxes

What Are The Main Causes Of The Huge Growth in Deficits

Losing The Information Wars: The United States Information Agency And The Retreat From Quiet Diplomacy*

Why Don’t People Feel Richer Even When They Are? They Don’t See The Gains*

The Inevitable Tax Reform Act Of 2025: Not Ready For Prime Time*

Why News Organizations And Opinion Pages Need More Independent Voices

Taxing The Rich And Capital Income Depends Upon Corporate-Level Taxation

How Much Should The Fed Lower The Interest Rate When Inflation Falls?

“Pie” Thinking: What You Must Know But Politicians Won’t Discuss

Are More Years Of Social Security Benefits For Everyone An Answer To Those "Aged" Out Of Their Jobs?

A First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit: A Good Idea That Needs A Lot More Work

The Giveaway And Takeaway Sides Of The Government’s Budget

Major Budget Reform Must Accommodate Legislators’ Need To Give Away Money

Setting Budget Priorities: Can’t Dance, Too Wet To Plow, And The Fish Ain’t Bitin’*

Systematic Ways To Reduce Government Inefficiency And Complexity

The New York Civil Fraud Trial Against Trump Reveals Why The Wealthy Like To Borrow

Why Less Stress On Political Identity May Be A Good Thing

Making Higher-Income People Pay For Social Security Shortfalls

The Two-Parent Privilege – And Tax

The Limits Of Policies Based On Identity Rather Than Universal Rights, Needs, And Opportunities

How The Confusing Income Inequality Debate Distorts Policy-Making

Stanley Surrey’s Tax Legacy*

What Happens to Progress When Everyone Is Aggrieved?

How Marriage Penalties In The "Childless" Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Threaten Expansions of Work Subsidies For Low-Income Workers

The Economics of Compassion