David Walker resigned as Comptroller General of the United States. He set out to educate Americans because the politicians aren’t listening. This video was created by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GA0) and can be accessed at: http://www.gao.gov/newcomers.vid.html It is my understanding that works done by employees of the US Government, working in their official [...]

The Roman Empire lasted 1,000 years, but only about half that time as a republic. The Roman Republic fell for many reasons, but three reasons are worth remembering: declining moral values and political civility at home, an overconfident and overextended military in foreign lands, and fiscal irresponsibility by the central government. Sound familiar? In my [...]

In the US there is a myth that Conservatives are frugal and smart with money. The phrase “fiscally conservative” is often used on the right as an adjective for good candidates. But every conservative president since 1981 has been anything but conservative with money. The last three conservative presidents have broken the record for federal [...]