*CORRECTION* The previous version of this story inadvertently moved a decimal point on the amounts. The article has been corrected to reflect the accurate...
Washington’s politicians are fairly blasé about the national debt. After all, the interest payments to the debt are not significantly different than they have been over...
“What are ‘dollars’ made of?” “Paper, your kingship.” “Paper!” replied the king incredulously, “You mean [Americans] prefer paper to gold and silver?” So goes...