Missing in Action: Political Reality and Leadership
March 30, 2016 | The budget and appropriations train is derailing without leaving the station.
Articles by Ryan Alexander
Digging Up a Mountain of Debt
January 20, 2016 | As coal companies go broke, they’re leaving taxpayers holding the bag.
Ethanol: A Love Story
August 19, 2015 | The agriculture secretary's love affair with the biofuel industry is fleecing taxpayers.
No Taxpayer Dollars for the ‘Bank of Boeing’
June 3, 2015 | The Ex-Im Bank is a favor factory for politically well-connected corporations trolling for handouts.
Mortgaging the Pentagon
March 11, 2015 | The Pentagon is breaking the bank with the F-35 joint strike fighter program’s $1.5-trillion tab.
Fueling Corporate Welfare
December 3, 2014 | Giving oil and gas companies royalty-free fuel is a huge waste of taxpayer money.
The Pentagon’s Fiscal Forecast: Slushy
November 19, 2014 | The military is trying to use war funds to pay for items that have nothing to do with the fighting overseas.
When $1.5 Trillion Could Be Too Low, the Price Tag Is Too High
October 1, 2014 | It's not too late for Congress to curb the Pentagon's plans for the absurdly expensive F-35 combat jet.