Has the Baby Boom Gone Bust?
Introduction
The annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ reports make numerous economic and demographic assumptions to project the long-term financial status of
Commissions
Cutting it Close on Shutdown and Default
October 01, 2021Negotiating Infrastructure as Concord Hits the Road
September 10, 2021This week on Facing the Future we went from Georgia to Colorado and back to Washington, D.C.
Big Budget Challenges Loom in September
September 03, 2021This week on Facing the Future our guest was Austin Smythe who has over 30 years of experience working in both the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government.
Budget Breakthrough
August 27, 2021Budget Breakthrough
Bipartisan Race to the Bottom
August 20, 2021This week on Facing the Future we heard from Tom Kahn, a veteran Democrat congressional staffer who is concerned that both parties have abandoned fiscal discipline.
A Grand Strategy of Resolute Restraint
July 07, 2021This week on Facing the Future we turned our attention to national security.
The Potential Cost of New Entitlements - Part 1
Introduction
President Biden’s FY 2022 budget proposes to spend nearly $1.7 trillion over the next ten years on several new or expanded entitlement pr
A Blue Dog's Perspective on Fiscally Responsible Investment
May 19, 2021This week's guest on Facing the Future was Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-7th).
Don't Keep it in Vegas
May 05, 2021This week on Facing the Future, former Ambassador and New Hampshire Congressman Richard Swett gave me his thoughts on President Biden’s policy agenda.