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Sep 3, 2026
Borrowing to fund Social Security is dangerous. Jennifer Scholtes and Katherine Tully-McManus report in Politico that “some lawmakers have been telling voters the whole notion...
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Sep 2, 2026
How Medicare’s automatic spending growth is driving federal debt growth.
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Sep 1, 2026
How Medicare’s automatic spending growth is driving federal debt growth.
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Aug 17, 2026
It is impossible to pay for Democratic Socialism. Cato’s Adam Michel tallies the Democratic Socialists of America platform — government-paid health care, housing, higher...
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Aug 3, 2026
The federal debt is largely a health care problem. In a new report, the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation find that “In 2026, federal subsidies for...