Outside the Beltway

High earners are going to have to pay more than our fair share of the costs of government to make things work. But how we frame the debate matters.

Yesterday’s appearance by Carly Fiorina on Fox News Sunday provided an excellent example of how un-serious Republicans are when it comes to living up to their fiscally conservative rhetoric.

More on Greg Mankiw’s thought experiment on taxes and incentives to work.

Greg Mankiw argues that, the more of his money the government takes, the less incentive he has to earn more. That’s debatable.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife Virginia is under scrutiny ? Why ? Because she has a job.

Another month, another bad jobs report.

Vice-President Biden has a message for the Democratic base — stop complaining and just support us already.

The Democratic Party seems to have decided that the best way to begin the final leg of the midterm election campaign is with a legislative cave-in of epic proportions.

Some thoughts on the Pledge.

In 1994, it was the Contract With America. In 2010, it’s the Pledge To America. But does it really mean anything regardless of what it’s called ?

The CBO sees a clear threat of a fiscal crisis during the next two decades unless we’re saved by magic ponies.

Newt Gingrich is drawing fire for his comments about that the President has a “Kenyan world view.” But, will Newt every pay the price for his inflammatory rhetoric ? Don’t count on it.

The political fight over the extension of the Bush tax cuts took a very interesting turn today.

David Frum assesses the current state of right-of-center think tanks and the significance thereof.

According to Paul Krugman’s latest column, the massive destruction of World War Two was actually good for the U.S. economy. Sadly, there are people who consider him an expert.

Facing a difficult economy and a very bad November, the Obama administration is considering a tax cut proposal to spur hiring.

Aging Vietnam vets are being treated for diabetes and other ailments unrelated to their service on the taxpayers’ dime. We can’t afford it.

Some Democrats who support ending the Bush tax cuts for high earners want to exempt their own rich constituents.

A growing number of conservatives are in dismay about the state of their movement.

Should anyone care that Chelsea Clinton’s wedding was ridiculously lavish?

Twenty-five years after retiring as President Reagan’s Budget Director, David Stockman is back with a scathing indictment of Republican fiscal policies over the past four decades.

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan shared his views on extending the Bush tax cuts today on MTP.

Congress and the White House are starting to stake out sides in the upcoming battle over extending the Bush tax cuts.

Recent debates over the economic and fiscal impact of the Bush tax cuts indicate that Republicans still haven’t learned the lessons of the Bush years.

The Senate’s stonewalling of unemployment benefits extension makes no sense.

If Jon Kyl’s recent comments are any indication, Republicans haven’t learned their lesson just yet.

Another new poll brings bad news for Democrats and the President.