Issue Budget and Spending Federal spending has grown rapidly over the last decade, leading to substantial budget deficits that have crippled the economy and financially harmed Americans. Personal Inflation Calculator Copied COMMENTARY How We Can Finally Overcome the Affordability Crisis Dec 5, 2025 3 min read Author E.J. Antoni, PhD Read the article COMMENTARY How to Modernize America’s Air Traffic Control Dec 4, 2025 3 min read Author Diana Furchtgott-Roth Read the article Refine by Keyword budget (257) entitlements (58) federal spending (96) spending (87) taxes (58) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type article (7) commentary (1373) event (27) explainer (13) external_url (1) impact (2) testimony (37) video (34) (-) report (998) Facet Content type report Appropriations “Mini-bus” Makes Progress in Some Areas, Misses Mark in Others Jul 21, 2017 12 min read report Putting Defense Spending in Context: Simple Comparisons Are Inadequate Jul 11, 2017 34 min read report Blueprint for Reorganization: Pathways to Reform and Cross-Cutting Issues David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D. Jun 30, 2017 2 min read report Blueprint for Reorganization: An Analysis of Federal Departments and Agencies David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D. Jun 12, 2017 4 min read report How Will the President’s Plan to Restructure the Federal Government Work? Rachel Greszler Apr 27, 2017 7 min read report The 2018 NDAA Must Begin to Restore U.S. Military Strength Mar 29, 2017 About an hour read report Blueprint for Balance: A Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 Mar 28, 2017 Over an hour read report Steps Toward Financial Services Reform Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Feb 3, 2017 10 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos