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Phillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Op-Eds

Congress can’t keep ignoring existential CBO warnings

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March 17, 2026 5:00 am

The Fed's purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities in its latest round of so-called quantitative easing, begun in late 2012, will total $1.603 trillion. (iStock Photo)

Op-Eds

The State of the Union we need to hear

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February 24, 2026 6:00 am

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Voter education can prevent the looming fiscal crisis

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November 20, 2025 4:31 pm

A person walks past the National Debt Clock.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

What a debt crisis would look like and why we must act now

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October 23, 2025 12:41 pm