Budget and Deficit

After President John F. Kennedy failed to cut income tax rates, President Lyndon Johnson and Virginia Democrat Harry Byrd successfully pushed through the 1964 cuts in personal and corporate income tax rates.

The government has a right and obligation to secure its borders; but will spending billions of dollars more achieve that goal when the government is so bad at achieving most of its goals?

With the number of congressional hearings on tax reform taking place this year, it seems possible that some part of the reform proposals being aired may eventually become law.

The New York Times thinks Social Security doesn’t affect the federal deficit, but it clearly does.

A new report suggests maybe all the uproar on Capitol Hill about the sequester was nothing but hype. IPI's Tom Giovanetti says any move Washington makes to actually slow down its wild spending is a good move.

Medicaid expansion comes with “free” money that always seems to cost a lot.

If the sequester cuts are hurting the economy, the stock market hasn’t noticed.

IPI President Tom Giovanetti's Address at the 25th Anniversary Celebration: A New Frontier for Liberty.

Conservatives should not assume bureaucrats will think or act like private sector business when implementing the sequester cuts.

The Obama administration proposes selling the TVA. The only question we have is why stop there?