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No Free Lunch

Peter G. Peterson | Jul 01, 2007
America needs to start facing hard economic choices.

Tin Cup Diplomacy

Hans Binnendijk | Sep 01, 1997
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

Jay Zawatsky | May 15, 2012
Unprecedented national debt and unreliable sources of imported oil leave the United States in a dangerous predicament.

The Ugly Truth about Social Security

Robert W. Merry | Apr 27, 2012
The shady, fiscally irresponsible history of a hallowed institution facing a crisis-laden future.

The Right Cuts

Lawrence J. Korb | Jan 25, 2012
Controversy on Obama's new defense strategy is much ado about nothing.
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Blogs

Strength vs. Spending

Christopher A. Preble | Sep 27, 2011
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

Benjamin H. Friedman | Aug 02, 2011
The debt deal is done. Now the real fighting begins.

Gauging the Mood of Congress on Military Spending

Christopher A. Preble | Jul 08, 2011
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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