Sam Knight - Dollars & Sense

No Matter How You Look at It, the Big Beautiful Bill is a Monstrosity

Here are three views of the bill's horrific distributional consequences.

John Miller Jul 7, 2025

Left Hook

What’s Different About Today’s Government Deficit and Debt?

As of today, the U.S. government’s current deficit and debt are indeed currently at unprecedented levels for peacetime—once we account for them appropriately.

Robert Pollin Jul 1, 2025

Left Hook

No Tax on Tips

Even the stand-alone No Tax on Tips Act would do far too little to better the lot of low-income workers, even tipped workers.

John Miller Jun 27, 2025

SAM KNIGHT is a Washington, D.C.,-based reporter who has been doing watchdog policy reporting for 10 years.

2 articles

Issue 371

License to Sue

The Sordid History of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Tribunals

Sam Knight Mar 1, 2024

Issue 368

Meet the Lobbyists Running Cover for Harlan Crow and Price-Fixing Landlords

The National Multifamily Housing Council took a page from Justice Clarence Thomas’ nondisclosure playbook.

Sam Knight Sep 1, 2023