Policy Briefs
Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Reports & Data
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
Ruling the Budget
December 09, 2011 |
At some point in the midst of a messy situation, you end up thinking: How did I get here? The deficit and debt hole Washington finds... 
Pet Rock Budgeting
December 02, 2011 |
Everyone seems to agree we need to get our budget deficit under control and rein in the debt. But as the Super Committee found out, the...
Waiting for Godot
November 23, 2011 |
As proud as Congress is of their almighty power of the purse, they've spent the year waiting for something to happen, some mythical shoe...
Writing Waste
November 18, 2011 |
Finally! It’s been two years since the last spending bills were considered in (semi) regular order. It wasn’t procedurally perfect—three...
Nuke Numbers Game
November 10, 2011 |
When a high-stakes budget fight erupts in Washington, nearly every discussion devolves into a numbers game. Politicos on either side of...
Get Over Yourselves
November 03, 2011 |
Do your job. That's all we're asking. Being picked for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction wasn't a plum assignment to be...
Farm Bill Fiasco
October 27, 2011 |
Never let a crisis go to waste. Agriculture Committee leaders are following that old maxim, asking the “Super Committee” charged with...
Tending the Budgetary Harvest
October 20, 2011 |
Like growing a healthy garden, managing the budget takes a lot of maintenance. You have to weed out the unwanted, prune the suckers, and...
Big Government Defenders
October 13, 2011 |
Political leaders tackling our budget mess should have visited the Washington Convention Center this week for a lesson on federal...
Cut Where the Money Is
October 06, 2011 |
When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton supposedly observed, “because that’s where the money is.” This yielded the “Willie Sutton...
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