In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and…
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Thomas Massie is railing against the ‘virtue signal vote’
“I have a history of being the only vote that was a…
Surging immigration will reduce deficits by $1 trillion
Higher levels of immigration are boosting America’s economy and will reduce the…
Argentina, Once One of the Richest Countries, Is Now One of the Poorest. Javier Milei Could Help Fix That.
Argentina actually elected a libertarian president. Javier Milei campaigned with a chainsaw,…
'The Best of Reason': The fiscal hawks were right about debt and interest rates
This week’s featured article is “The Fiscal Hawks Were Right About Debt…
Watchdog report: USPS still failing to secure facility that was robbed twice in 2023
According to a new inspector general report, the United States Postal Service…
America borrowed $1 trillion since the start of football season
Here’s how fast the federal government is borrowing piles of money: when…
Why Fed rate hikes take so long to affect the economy, and why that effect may last a decade or more
The U.S. economy continues to grow despite the 5.5% benchmark federal funds…
Playing chicken
Gifts for Putin? “Republicans in Congress are willing to give Putin the…
Spending Recklessly in Good Times Is a Recipe for Disaster in Bad Times
Some policy experts who, over the last few decades, saw little need…
87% of Americans want politicians to do something before Social Security runs out of money
Entitlement reform has long been considered a third rail of American politics,…
Kevin McCarthy Begins To Issue Debt Limit Demands
WASHINGTON — After months of mystery over what spending cuts Republicans would…
74 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2022
The writers on The Atlantic’s Science, Technology, and Health desks have learned…
UK’s self-billed ‘Scrooge’ promises tax rises, spending cuts
Britain’s Treasury chief, Jeremy Hunt, has warned a spending crunch and tax…
Bank of England makes biggest interest rate hike in 30 years
LONDON — The Bank of England made its biggest interest rate increase…
Brazil’s Lula to reclaim presidency after beating Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz…
Japan Cabinet OKs $200B spending plan to counter inflation
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government approved Friday a hefty…
China’s economic growth accelerates but weak amid shutdowns
BEIJING — China’s economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but…
China’s economic growth accelerates but weak amid shutdowns
BEIJING — China’s economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but…
UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks
LONDON — When Liz Truss was running to lead Britain this summer,…