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Energy

Iran, the $39 trillion national debt and dedollarization: How Trump exposed America’s Achilles Heel in Hormuz

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March 24, 2026
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Commentary

The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. Walker
March 23, 2026
It took 200 years for national debt to hit $1 trillion. Annual interest alone now exceeds that—a ‘crushing legacy we must reverse,’ says budget chair
Economy

It took 200 years for national debt to hit $1 trillion. Annual interest alone now exceeds that—a ‘crushing legacy we must reverse,’ says budget chair

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March 23, 2026
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Commentary

The U.S. just hit $39 trillion in debt. Here’s the constitutional fix that Congress won’t touch

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. Walker
March 20, 2026
Social Security has 6 years left. The fix that sounds cruelest may be the smartest
Economy

Social Security has 6 years left. The fix that sounds cruelest may be the smartest

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March 19, 2026
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Economy

‘We’re living on borrowed time’: As national debt hits $39 trillion, a top diplomat warns of a crisis America isn’t ready for

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March 19, 2026
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Economy

The Trump Administration’s proposed capital gains tax cut could add nearly $1 trillion to the national debt within the decade, think tank warns

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March 19, 2026
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Economy

The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it

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March 18, 2026
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Personal Finance

$39 trillion national debt is ‘an embarrassing milestone,’ think tank says. ‘Clearly headed in the wrong direction’

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March 18, 2026
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Economy

‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt

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March 17, 2026
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Commentary

America’s $38 trillion debt crisis is already here. The reckoning comes next

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March 17, 2026
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Economy

A ‘debt spiral’ before a fiscal crisis: Interest on the national debt will be growing faster than GDP in just 5 years, think tank warns

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March 16, 2026
U.S. debt is like a Hallmark movie boyfriend who eventually gets dumped for a small town firefighter, budget watchdog warns 
Economy

U.S. debt is like a Hallmark movie boyfriend who eventually gets dumped for a small town firefighter, budget watchdog warns 

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March 13, 2026
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Personal Finance

The national debt isn’t $39 trillion. One economist says it’s actually $100 trillion

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March 13, 2026
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Economy

‘The conflict in Iran demonstrates why we need to keep our national debt at a reasonable level’: think tank sees economic emergency around the corner

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March 13, 2026

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