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April 7, 2025
The Times

Planning Reform Is the Tax Cut That Pays for Itself
Britain needs pro-growth policies that don’t rely on big spending or fiscal gimmicks, and the Office for Budget Responsibility seems to think this is possible.
By Ryan Bourne
March 19, 2025
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump, Musk and DOGE Haven’t Gone After the One Bit of Wasteful Spending Most Americans Agree On
Trump and Musk are cutting spending that conservatives oppose, but there’s one type of wasteful spending that nearly all taxpayers oppose — subsidies to big businesses.
By Chris Edwards
March 13, 2025
Newsmax

Targeting Waste, Unchecked Power Must Include Pentagon
Despite the chaos caused by the Department of Government Efficiency and its often questionable approach, I for one welcome the chance to have a national conversation about Pentagon spending.
By Veronique de Rugy
March 12, 2025
The Times

No, Sir Keir Starmer, Defence Spending Won’t Make Britain Richer
The prime minister claims an increased budget for the military will boost the UK economy. Research suggests otherwise.
By Ryan Bourne
March 7, 2025
Newsmax

No Real Wins for DOGE Until Entitlements Fix
This isn’t just a fight over efficiency; it’s a fight over what the federal government should be doing in the first place.
By Veronique de Rugy
March 6, 2025
National Review (Online)

Will Republicans Cut Corporate Welfare?
The GOP should curb business subsidies, corporate-tax loopholes, and the protection of favored industries.
By Chris Edwards
February 18, 2025
Reason

DOGE Can’t Slash Government Without Congress
The federal leviathan can’t be dismantled by executive action alone. To truly cut spending and rein in the bureaucracy, the administration needs buy-in from the branch that built it.
By Gene Healy
February 16, 2025
The Hill (Online)

The Fool’s Gold of a US Sovereign Wealth Fund
The idea that Washington should set up an investment fund when it can’t even manage its own budget is laughable at best and dangerous at worst.
By Romina Boccia
February 13, 2025
The Dispatch

The IRA Has Made a Little Climate Bang for a Lot of Taxpayer Bucks
The law is spending billions more than projected but has done little to curb carbon emissions.
By Scott Lincicome
February 7, 2025
The Times

Could America Leave the OECD? Truxit Is Looking a lot More Likely
It’s difficult to see why the president will want US taxpayers funding a Parisian bureaucracy that increasingly reads like a left-wing think tank.
By Ryan Bourne
January 7, 2025
U.S. News & World Report

DOGE Can’t Just Trim Waste. It Has to Cut Government — A Lot
To make bureaucracy more efficient, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy need to eliminate huge parts of it.
By Ryan Bourne and Alex Nowrasteh
December 30, 2024
The Dispatch

Small-Government Conservatives Should Give DOGE a Chance
DOGE’s underlying mission is vast, thorny, and controversial. Still, if Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna can spot a narrow window of opportunity here, small-government stalwarts could surely feed in productive ideas to give it the best chance of success.
By Ryan Bourne and Alex Nowrasteh
December 15, 2024
The Hill (Online)

Anything Short of Full Repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act Is Political Malpractice
Repeal of all IRA energy subsidies — including those for ongoing projects—is necessary to signal that American energy markets will be driven by consumers, not centrally planned by Uncle Sam.
By Travis Fisher and Adam N. Michel
December 12, 2024
National Review (Online)

Is Failed Financial Engineering Impeding Downtown San Francisco’s Recovery?
The race to the bottom in credit standards continues, with San Francisco and other cities paying the price.
By Marc Joffe
December 10, 2024
National Review (Online)

Paying for Trump Tax Cuts with Trump Tariffs Doesn’t Make Sense
The contradictions of the incoming administration’s intentions on trade and taxation.
By Scott Lincicome and Adam N. Michel