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A disturbing new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warns that America’s growing debt could choke economic growth and lead to a death spiral from which there is no recovery. The CBO’s report should give new energy and urgency to the call for a Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment. …

“Anti-worker.” “Hates Americans.” “Domestic terrorist.” That’s the PG-version of the rhetoric Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s political opponents used to make the case against him. While Walker is no stranger to fierce political combat, such name-calling coarsens the public policy debate and does a disservice to voters. Using heavy-handed labels as …

President Obama’s speech on the Afghan/Pak War, and the annual policy review that accompanied it, paint a fairly upbeat picture of our progress since the surge. We’ve made military progress in defeating the Taliban, especially in the south. We’ve degraded Taliban and Al Qaeda strongholds in Pakistan. We’re ahead of …