This chart shows how the past 23 deficits ... The U.S. debt crossed a line of "100% of gross domestic product" in 2012-2013, and it stands today at 124% of GDP. Source: U.S. Treasury.

The AS global debt chartbook is my attempt at presenting an overview of global debt levels and an easy way to compare them ...

Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...