Reforming and cutting the debt limit should be an important part of any Reconciliation 2.0 or end-of-fiscal year discussions. We need to put our debt on a stable, credible path to navigate the coming fiscal crises.

This is such a good point. If you actually watch Charlie’s events—as opposed to the fake summaries—they are one of the few places with open and honest dialogue between left and right. He would answer any question and talk to everyone.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.

Well said. If we cannot have the kind of civic and respectful conversation on divisive questions, as championed and demonstrated by Kirk, the country is far worse off than many of us imagined. Kirk’s honorable memory should be extolled by all—left and right.

Before tonight's game we held a moment of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk. Kirk founded the youth activist group “Turning Point USA” and had become a fixture on college campuses. Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two children, was 31 years old.

The murder of Charlie Kirk is a double tragedy. The first is a man’s life cut short, his friends and family bereft, his voice stilled. The second is that the costs of speaking up and speaking out have now risen dramatically. Not just democracy but civilization falters when people

Very thoughtful piece from my friend Rob Wasinger on honoring the memory and legacy of Charlie Kirk with policies the promote liberty and opportunity for the younger generations. It is worth the read.

In loving memory of Charlie Kirk, a fearless patriot & man of unwavering faith who dedicated his life to America. "It's bigger than you, I want you to remember that... It's bigger than me - you are here to make somebody else's life better, the pursuit of liberty & freedom."❤️

How much greater must economic growth be in order to balance the federal budget? Here are some new estimates from the Fiscal Lab on Capitol Hill: notes.fiscallab.org/p/economic-gro…

Building emergency spending into the budget is a solid idea, and something that Kevin Brady - Texas added to his 2015 version of his "Maximizing America's Prosperity Act" (H.R.2471) Sec. 3, Allocation for Emergencies. congress.gov/114/bills/hr24…

Great to see the Fiscal Lab on Capitol Hill's website is live! I'm looking forward to seeing all the good work William Beach, Doug Branch, Parker Sheppard, Patrick Horan 📉 & the rest of the team will do! fiscallab.org

That's a hefty 4-week CR

Myth: "If growth beats interest rates, small deficits are okay." Reality: As debt rises, investors demand a premium, pushing up borrowing costs.

Superb essay by Joe McCormack on the weakening state US fiscal health. fiscallab.org/fiscal-crisis/…

We remember Charlie Kirk. 1993 — 2025

Did the Fed's bond buying make Congress more fiscally irresponsible? In a new paper, I find that QE mostly reacts to shocks rather than causing larger deficits. However, QE does increase legislative, non-automatic fiscal responses to macroeconomic shocks. A 🧵...

🛑A shutdown is looming. EPIC's flowchart breaks down how we got here.

Maybe before MSM/commentators remark on Christianity & Patriotism ("Christian nationalism"), they should fully read/comprehend texts (not excerpts) of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Scripture, etc. to understand them as Founders understood them & how they formed Western Civilization?