Last December, National Priorities Project and the Center for Effective Government noted that "hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending are missing from USASpending, the website designed to show the public how their tax dollars are spent."

It’s wildfire season again in the American West. The season continues to grow longer and the fires more destructive. Climate change has resulted in warmer winters, which have allowed pests like the pine bark beetle to thrive, killing more than 47 million acres of forest – an area the size of the state of Nebraska. Drier conditions leave already vulnerable forests one lightning strike or careless campfire away from a major blaze.

A year before the Declaration of Independence was signed; the Continental Congress passed a bill establishing the national post office. Ever since, the post office has played a vital role in facilitating the flow of ideas and goods across our far-flung land. In its quest for ever quicker and more efficient deliveries, the post office has been an early supporter of every new transportation innovation in our country’s history.