by Brendan Zehner | Sep 30, 2013 | Monitor
On Tuesday, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosted a briefing entitled: “Trillion-dollar problem: How oil dependency drives US debt.” AEI’s Benjamin Zycher moderated the event and Kenneth Blackwell, a professor at Liberty University, introduced the topic. ...
by August Cole | Mar 18, 2013 | Monitor
Of all the perils facing the country, it is easy to focus on the obvious ones such as North Korean missiles or al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist groups. So when someone like the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff calls out the national debt it underscores the...
by August Cole | Mar 13, 2013 | Monitor
With the $85 billion from the sequester’s sweeping budget cuts taking effect and public concern mounting about how austerity measures will impact daily life, some in Washington see the right conditions for Republicans and Democrats putting down their gloves in order...