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January 18, 2023
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Grace Segers
The Debt Ceiling Time Bomb Is Ticking Again. This Could Be the Year It Explodes.
The new year has brought the same old worries about breaching the debt limit. But there’s one worrying change: An unruly group of House Republicans is now in charge.
September 12, 2021
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Grace Segers
Sorry, Everyone, but Congress Is Bringing Back Debt Ceiling Foolishness
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes—like economic ruin!
May 20, 2014
Danny Vinik
The GOP Should Listen to Ross Douthat and Other Reform Conservatives
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