Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

"Blow not on your broth at the table" and other lessons from the Founding Father, who would have turned 281 years old this week.

We examine a debate between Carly Fiorina and Paul Krugman and explore if an increase in government jobs promotes growth in private-sector employment.

We've fact-checked statements from President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as well as from the Republican reaction. We'll be posting more fact-checks as we finish them.

We've fact-checked statements from President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as well as from the Republican reaction. We'll be posting more fact-checks as we finish them.

The economy is slowly recovering. Should President Barack Obama get credit for the gains, blame for the shortcomings -- or neither?

The economy is slowly recovering. Should President Barack Obama get credit for the gains, blame for the shortcomings -- or neither?

Readers asked us to calculate how much people get back from Medicare and Social Security after they paid their taxes while working. We check it out in a special report.

We examine the claim that 1 in 5 police shooting deaths are committed with assault weapons.

In his inaugural address, President Obama said we should not have to choose "between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future." We look at current numbers on federal spending.

We've rated nearly all of President Obama's 508 promises from the 2008 campaign as Kept, Broken or Compromise. But to use a favorite Obama phrase, we are kicking the can down the road for a small number. Here's the rundown.

The deal reached in Washington to avoid overnight tax increases and spending cuts struck at the core of President Barack Obama's promises on taxes.

The deal reached in Washington to avoid overnight tax increases and spending cuts struck at the core of President Barack Obama's promises on taxes.