4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (288+ words) The U.S. national debt, which recently topped $40 trillion, is “one of the many signs of an economy and of an empire that is now in decline,”...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (871+ words) Our nation’s debt just hit $40 trillion and our yearly $2 trillion deficits are now the new normal. There seems to be no serious appetite on either side of the aisle to tackle these daunting issues. Our younger generation that obsesses over…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (686+ words) One could truly say that when it comes to spoiling Americans, the Democrats and the Republicans both rush to outdo the other as in a dysfunctional family. They are like bad parents who are competing for a child’s love. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (546+ words) LOGAN – The race for Utah’s 2nd District seat in Congress has revealed two differing visions for ways to deal with the U.S. national debt, which has recently climbed to a staggering $40 trillion. One of those is a complex three-part plan…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (199+ words) A recent front page of our Williamsport Sun-Gazette reported on a record being set -- but it isn't a record any American should take pride in. The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion. It is an issue that we as an editorial…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) The can ceased its journey for a few years when Democratic President Bill Clinton and Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich took advantage of some fortuitous economic trends to compromise on a series of balanced budgets. That kind of bipartisan cooperation…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (360+ words) The U.S. national debt recently surpassed $40 trillion—a milestone that generated headlines in the press but shrugs among many liberals. “Milestones are milestones: They measure, and they help pass the time,” wrote economist James K. Galbraith wrote in The Nation last…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (727+ words) One could truly say that when it comes to spoiling Americans, the Democrats and the Republicans both rush to outdo the other as in a dysfunctional family. They are like bad parents who are competing for a child’s love. The…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (629+ words) A sign displaying national debt hangs from a building in Foggy Bottom on Aug. 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Signs have been put up across the country made by the nonpartisan Peter G. Peterson Foundation. The national debt now exceeds $40 trillion. That equals roughly…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (342+ words) The majority of our elected officials who spend our tax dollars are debt addicts. Their reckless policies, if continued, will destroy the nation. Very few of...