Economic Insights & History

Proprietary analysis on the evolution of American fiscal policy.

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Learn about our mission to bring transparency to the U.S. national debt through groundbreaking proprietary technology and high-frequency data visualization.

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Presidential Series

The Debt Under Joe Biden

Analyzing the impact of the American Rescue Plan, infrastructure spending, and the surge in interest rates through late 2025.

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The Debt Under Donald Trump

How the 2017 Tax Cuts and the historic CARES Act pandemic relief drove a $7.8 trillion increase in the national debt.

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The Debt Under Barack Obama

The Great Recession stimulus, the Auto Bailout, and the fiscal trajectory of the 2009–2017 era.

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The Debt Under George W. Bush

A look at the fiscal consequences of the War on Terror and the 2008 global financial crisis.

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The Debt Under Bill Clinton

How the 1990s technology boom and fiscal restraint led to the first modern budget surpluses.

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View All Presidential History

Access our complete archive including Reagan, Nixon, JFK, FDR, and the early history of the U.S. debt.

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