At a time when America is already battling a quiet, crippling credit crisis, recent data indicates there are still paramount struggles in the way of fiscal freedom. In honor of Financial Literacy ...

Republicans in Congress are hashing out a new tax cut and spending bill that's projected to add trillions to the national debt. We will get to some of those specifics in just a moment. But, first, let ...

If current fiscal trends continue, the United States could face a reckoning far sooner than many policymakers admit. Some economists warn that within five years, when the federal debt may approach $50 ...

The U.S. national debt is rapidly approaching $37 trillion with no signs of slowing down as President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is projected to raise budget deficits by $2.4 trillion over a ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio issued a dire warning on June 4 about the U.S. economy, stating that it is on the verge of suffering an "economic heart attack" due to unsustainable national debt. In a ...

Public debt of the U.S. from Aug 2013 to Aug 2025 (U.S. Department of the Treasury) “ A debt spiral is like a death spiral” claims Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and it will require “a miracle” for America to ...