Jessica Riedl

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Jessica Riedl is a contributing writer at The Dispatch and a fellow at the Brookings Institution and can be followed on Twitter at @JessicaBRiedl.

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Why the Budget Process Is Broken

Jessica Riedl / July 22, 2026

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Why Surging Federal Debt Matters

Jessica Riedl / May 12, 2026

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Economics

Why Presidents Don’t Care About Inflation as Much as You Do

Jessica Riedl / April 2, 2026

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

Economics

Reconciliation 2.0 Would Likely Bust the Budget

Jessica Riedl / January 21, 2026

Policy

Why DOGE Failed to Slash Spending

Jessica Riedl / December 15, 2025

Economics

Scott Bessent Is Wrong About Deficit Reduction

Jessica Riedl / November 3, 2025

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Trump Can’t Fix the Deficit by Attacking the Federal Reserve

Jessica Riedl / September 23, 2025

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Shattering the Separation of Powers

Jessica Riedl / August 29, 2025

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Tax Bill Highlights the Collapse of GOP Policymaking

Jessica Riedl / June 27, 2025

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Don’t Bail Out the Farmers

Jessica Riedl / May 27, 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2025, following the House Republican Conference meeting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

The Republicans’ Underwhelming Budget

Jessica Riedl / February 14, 2025

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Why the Budget Process Is Broken

Jessica Riedl / July 22, 2026

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Economics

Why Surging Federal Debt Matters

Jessica Riedl / May 12, 2026

Economics

Why Presidents Don’t Care About Inflation as Much as You Do

Jessica Riedl / April 2, 2026

Economics

Reconciliation 2.0 Would Likely Bust the Budget

Jessica Riedl / January 21, 2026

Jessica Riedl

Why the Budget Process Is Broken

Why Surging Federal Debt Matters

Why Presidents Don’t Care About Inflation as Much as You Do

Reconciliation 2.0 Would Likely Bust the Budget

Why DOGE Failed to Slash Spending

Scott Bessent Is Wrong About Deficit Reduction

Trump Can’t Fix the Deficit by Attacking the Federal Reserve

Shattering the Separation of Powers

Tax Bill Highlights the Collapse of GOP Policymaking

Don’t Bail Out the Farmers

The Republicans’ Underwhelming Budget

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Why the Budget Process Is Broken

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Why Presidents Don’t Care About Inflation as Much as You Do

Reconciliation 2.0 Would Likely Bust the Budget

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