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No Free Lunch

America needs to start facing hard economic choices.

Tin Cup Diplomacy

We are again in the early stages of a new international system, but without a unifying challenge to raise foreign affairs resources much above 1 percent of the federal budget.

Commentary

Energy and the Debt Conundrum

Unprecedented national debt and unreliable sources of imported oil leave the United States in a dangerous predicament.

The Ugly Truth about Social Security

The shady, fiscally irresponsible history of a hallowed institution facing a crisis-laden future.

The Right Cuts

Controversy on Obama's new defense strategy is much ado about nothing.

Blogs

Strength vs. Spending

We spend too much on our military because we ask our troops to do too much. To spend less, we must do less.

Defense Cuts Still on the Table, Not in the Bank

The debt deal is done. Now the real fighting begins.

Gauging the Mood of Congress on Military Spending

Get ready for another round of fake military cuts. Someone has to subsidize the social programs of our rich allies, after all.

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May 27, 2012