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Balancing Growth with Fiscal Responsibility

Ten years ago, the nation’s future fiscal health seemed assured: an economic boom and the lack of significant external threats created budget surpluses. In...

A Small Price to Pay

Here’s a quick quiz for you: What percentage of the fiscal year 2010 United States federal budget was spent on foreign aid? Remember, expenditures...

When the Budget Gets its Day in Court

If you ever find yourself in D.C. and want to see something other than the Washington Monument, take a break from D.C.’s swampy summer...

Queen Bachmann

A case against the modern American presidency.

The Throne's Powerful Occupants

The music didn't even need to be particularly good for it to be mesmerizing. The pair essentially willed the album to be a success based on their collective icon alone.

Google Sells Out

When I first encountered Google+, I was delighted. And then, shortly after that, I was bored.

Do We Choose What We Believe?

The demographics of religiosity force questions about the nature of truth.

Groupon Wants to Change the World

Cynics will look at the Groupon IPO and see a seminal event in the history of the second tech bubble: the day the bubble floated to Main Street.

Medical School Should be Free Only if I Become a Doctor

I wrote a few weeks ago about how the debate in Washington surrounding Medicare largely ignored the issue of how the money in the program was...

In Defense of Harvard Senior Gifts, Cont'd

Institutions that promote gift-giving at the local level are manifestations of a type of human kindness that might actually be achieved.