Budget and Spending

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Federal spending has grown rapidly over the last decade, leading to substantial budget deficits that have crippled the economy and financially harmed Americans.

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SPECIAL REPORT

The Road to Inflation: How an Unprecedented Federal Spending Spree Created Economic Turmoil

Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read

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BACKGROUNDER

Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

Author

David Ditch

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Commentary

Is Stagflation Returning in 2022? Joel Griffith

Jan 10, 2022 3 min read

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Stagflation

We are hearing the term used all over TV, and in discussions about where the U.S. economy is headed. Stagflation. So what is

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A Challenging 2022 Looms for Pentagon Frederico Bartels

Dec 29, 2021 3 min read

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A Strong U.S. Military: The 1 Thing Democrats and Republicans Agree On Thomas Spoehr

Dec 20, 2021 3 min read

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A Dangerously Distracted Pentagon Thomas Spoehr

Dec 14, 2021 3 min read

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Washington Is Coming To Micromanage Your Preschool, Giving You Fewer Options Jonathan Butcher

Dec 10, 2021 3 min read

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Congress Is Writing Blank Check for Big Government, Socialist Tax-and-Spend S...

Dec 10, 2021 5 min read

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4 Problems With Left’s Hypocritical Plan to Give Wealthy Constituents a Bigge... Preston Brashers

Dec 6, 2021 9 min read

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD, PhD

Director, Center for Data Analysis

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David Ditch

Senior Policy Analyst, Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

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Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

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Budget and Spending