War in Ukraine: airstrikes, drones and a looming counteroffensive
This week saw heightened tensions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A wave of drone strikes hit the Russian capital Tuesday morning, bringing the war to Moscow for the first…
The official national debt of the United States is close to $9.6 trillion, but when the cost of unfunded entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid are included, the total is a staggering $53 trillion: what our government owes to whom and why we should care.
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- David Walker CEO, Peter G Peterson Foundation and former U.S. Comptroller General
- Roberton Williams Principal research associate, the Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution.
- Stephen Moore Is a member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board.
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