A new, truly brutal trigger would force deficit deal
WASHINGTON — In an ideal world — not the world we live in — Congress and the White House would put the supercommittee...
One of our nation’s oldest and most cherished traditions, Thanksgiving Day, brings us closer to our loved ones and invites us to reflect on the blessings that enrich our...
On Tuesday, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published Peter Schweizer’s “Throw Them All Out.” Normally, 224-page tracts by political think-tank fellows sink without a trace.
B...
I hope the congressional deficit supercommittee is paying a little attention to Europe. Because there are some simple lessons from Europe’s financial struggles we ought ...
When the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction was formed in August, there were high hopes that the “supercommittee” would mimic the process in which politics was ...
Let’s tell ourselves that every dollar the U.S. government borrows and spends goes to an urgent and absolutely necessary cause.
Let’s tell ourselves that convenient lie ...
WASHINGTON — The headline on Democratic strategist Paul Begala’s recent Newsweek essay dodged subtlety: “The Stupid Party.”
“Republicans used to admire intelligence. But...
Throughout our public service careers, we have been honored to work on behalf of the men and women of our military. Whether from within the Navy or as the chairman of th...
WASHINGTON — Born during what is mistakenly called the debt-ceiling “debacle” last summer, the supercommittee may die without sending Congress a 10-year $1.2 trillion (a...
As the Thanksgiving deadline approaches for the congressional super committee on deficit reduction to complete its work, the whole thing is starting to look like a big, ...
