Episodes

Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
Building an Achievable Fiscal Policy
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
The week on Facing the Future, former Senator Rob Portman and Concord Coalition Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux lay out the opportunities for impactful legislation to bring the debt under control. Alex Brill, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, moderates the discussion.

Wednesday Apr 01, 2026
Taxing Choices
Wednesday Apr 01, 2026
Wednesday Apr 01, 2026
This week on Facing the Future, Alex Brill of the American Enterprise Institute will discuss tax policy and the budget. Then, Jon McHenry of North Star Opinion Research will explain the latest findings of the Peterson Foundation's Fiscal Confidence Index.

Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Make the Debt Sustainable Again
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
This week on Facing the Future, former Obama and Clinton economic advisor Jason Furman talks about the economic fallout from the war in Iran and the importance of putting the debt on a sustainable path.

Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
U.S. Debt Affects Us Now
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
This week on Facing the Future, Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum and former director of the Congressional Budget Office discusses the economy, potential war costs and how the rapid growth of U.S. debt is already having a negative effect on the economy and living standards.

Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Congress Needs a Plan for an Economic Shock
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
This week on Facing the Future, Marc Goldwein, Senior Vice President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, outlines a "break glass in case of emergency" plan for the next economic shock.

Thursday Mar 05, 2026
The Fiscal Uncertainty of War Costs
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
This week on Facing the Future, we'll look at the potential cost of U.S. military operations in Iran, the President's State of the Union Address and our upcoming road trip to New Hampshire and Maine.

Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
CBO Projects Record Debt
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
This week on Facing the Future we discussed the latest budget and economic projections from the Congressional Budget Office with the agency's director Dr. Phillip Swagel. He describes why the national debt is headed for record territory and the fiscal fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate some of the President's tariffs.

Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Social Security Solvency Will Require Hard Choices
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026

Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
The Public Can Handle the Truth
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026

Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Congress Must Defuse the Debt Bomb
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026

