On the heels of an unpaid-for $1.3 trillion spending binge, House Republicans have announced they plan to—I’m not making this up—push for a balanced budget amendment (BBA) when they return ...

The United States cannot continue its current economic trajectory; it’s as simple as that. We are more than $36 trillion in debt and on track to hit $55 trillion by 2034. Our country has to pay more ...

In an interesting essay on Public Discourse, political scientist Carson Holloway makes the case that Hamiltonian principles argue strongly against adoption of a balanced-budget amendment to the ...

And there are several distinct efforts to call a full-on convention of the states, the first in American history, to propose ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe last week outlined challenges and priorities ahead of his annual State of the State address, which ...

the Delta Smelt Is a Ridiculous Fish Abolishing the filibuster and passing a balanced-budget amendment would be a start toward curing what ails American government. Editor’s Note: On December 14 ...

Nunn, a Republican from Bondurant, said attaching a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution would rein in spending and prevent waste in the federal government. “We want to come out ...

Conservative efforts have targeted a Balanced Budget Amendment they’ve long envisioned or, more generally, to limit the power of the federal government. Supporters of new gun laws have called ...

The most recent budget-extension debate on Capitol Hill underscored the ongoing controversy surrounding the debt ceiling. To ...

This article has been updated to clarify a dollar figure relating to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. Shelby County Board ...