Before our failure to prevent 9/11, which led to wars in Iraq and America’s longest war ever in Afghanistan, America was able to pay its bills. We had a balanced budget, thanks to former President ...

There is only so long the U.S. can cover massive debts by borrowing. By 2030, at current rates, the national debt could be ...

Michael G. Peterson says the country is racing toward $40 trillion in debt.

US debt increasingly functions less like a conventional balance sheet liability and more like financial infrastructure. It is ...

What has to be remembered was the goal of Osama bin Laden when he stated in a radio interview in 2004 that he wanted to bankrupt America as he anticipated the U.S. overreacting to the 9/11 attacks – ...

Advances in medicine have extended life for millions of Americans, but longer lives often come with a price: a higher ...

The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending in many developing economies. Now it’s raising broader ...

College was more affordable 50 years ago, even when accounting for inflation. Learn how rising operating costs and increased demand for graduates have impacted tuition.

A new study from the Pentagon’s favorite consulting firm, RAND Corporation, found that raising taxes on corporations could ...

The South Dakota House of Representatives has rejected a resolution that called upon the United States government to halt aid ...

The U.S. fiscal outlook is currently unsustainable. A new fiscal commission can help policymakers work on a bipartisan basis to identify the necessary tax and spending changes to help improve the ...

President Trump’s Davos speech targets EU energy and immigration, hints at Greenland leverage, and US security tied to EU ...