With American political polarization at historical highs, Peter Orszag argues the United States needs ways around its politicians.

The United States' fiscal future depends on whether the country can limit health-care costs.

Peter Orszag defends the Independent Payment Advisory Board as a critically important part of the ongoing effort to shift U.S. health-care away from the fee-for-service model.

Peter Orszag contends that Representative Paul Ryan's budget plan is not a serious proposal for solving America's long-term fiscal problems.

Peter Orszag highlights the selection effect problem that can drive up health-care costs when private insurance plans bid to cover Medicare beneficiaries.

Peter Orszag argues that Paul Ryan's proposals for Medicare and Medicaid reform would not reduce health-care costs so much as shift them around.

Peter Orszag calls for the revival of Build America Bonds to channel tax subsidies to state and local governments for infrastructure investment.

Peter Orszag explains that privatization would allow the U.S. Postal Service to free itself from congressional shackles and manage its operations more efficiently.

Peter Orszag explains how summer inactivity can leave lasting negative impacts on a child's academic performance and physical health.

Peter Orszag writes that the steep federal subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act will make it hard for states to resist expanding their Medicaid programs.

Peter Orszag discusses ambitious incentives to increase the use of natural gas in the U.S. transportation system.

Peter Orszag makes the case that increasing electoral participation would improve American democracy.

Peter Orszag calls for a "combo deal" of upfront stimulus and long-term deficit reduction because it would be less risky, offer more growth, and be more likely to be enacted than a stimulus-only approach.

Peter Orszag argues that broad spending caps are the wrong way to reduce deficits because they fail to address the reasons why spending continues to increase.

Peter Orszag explains that, when U.S. officials adopt policies carefully designed to produce future federal deficit reductions, most of those reductions do eventually happen.

Peter Orszag discusses trends in U.S. jobs data that show large businesses are expanding their workforces at a more rapid clip than small businesses.

Peter Orszag discusses the strengthening link between high incomes and macroeconomic activity.

Peter Orszag works through various approaches U.S. policymakers could take to head off fiscal catastrophe as a storm of tax increases, spending cuts, and a debt ceiling standoff looms at the end of the year.

Peter Orszag argues that policymakers should work to encourage further strides in controlling health-care costs that are already being made outside Washington.

Peter Orszag examines recent research that suggests financial speculators can exert significant influence on commodities prices for brief periods of time.

Peter Orszag explains how monthly cycles of food-stamp benefits may contribute to disciplinary problems among students from low-income families.

Peter Orszag and Peter Diamond argue that, by forgoing revenue increases, Mitt Romney's plan for Social Security reform will have to rely on excessive benefit cuts to rein in long-term deficits.