A source of much spirited debate, budget "scoring" has been used to estimate changes in government revenues and outlays if federal tax and spending programs are altered. Historically, the U.S. federal government has used a "static scoring" methodology that assumes that all policy changes would not affect the size of...

Testimony by Kevin A. Hassett before the House Committee on the Budget on May 2, 2002.

Now that the Congressional Budget Office's dynamic scoring operation is up, the Joint Tax Committee should be required to borrow the apparatus developed by the CBO and begin providing detailed scores of important tax bills.

Federal scoring methodologies must be revamped to achieve the most accurate results possible.

President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are going to miss out on the single biggest policy opportunity for the U.S. this year because of their ideological resistance to the idea that lower rates can increase revenue.

Urban school reformers from around the county can draw lessons from reform efforts undertaken in San Diego by Alan Bersin and Tony Alvarado.

Brazil deserves to be considered on its own terms because of its healthy democracy and diverse economy. The US should see the advantages of enhancing its partnership.