The next president will face a huge federal budget mess. Spending is driving up debt to unprecedented levels.

Farm subsidy programs run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture displaces private methods of managing risk and gives subsidies to farm businesses that do not need them.

Congress’s Farm Bill bundles a bunch of loser provisions together, making it a legislative winner.

Federal hand‐out programs are looted by criminal gangs in an organized fashion.

Federal debt and interest costs are headed toward levels never seen in our nation’s history.

Federal government spending is soaring and debt will soon reach record highs compared to the size of the economy. Rising spending and debt are undermining growth and may push the nation into a financial crisis.

Both the Reagan and Trump administrations proposed eliminating the EDA. House Republicans should take another shot at reform.

Congress is considering the Biden‐McCarthy debt‐reduction deal. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 would reduce deficits by $1.5 trillion over the coming decade. The reduction would be a start at righting the federal government’s fiscal ship, but just a small start.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is in the news with the release of the Durham report and this week’s testimony in the House about the agency’s politicized leadership.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 included $79 billion in added funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over the coming decade.