Last week, the Trump Administration sparked confusion across government agencies with a memo freezing federal funding. The confusion deepened when they rescinded the memo 45 hours later.

The memo was part of a longer campaign by the GOP to reduce federal spending, which has carried the moniker of being the party of fiscal discipline. But is this reputation earned? In this episode, Dan and Shawn discuss the history of federal spending and the national debt, how it's ballooned under both parties, and how the way out may not be spending less, but spending more on the right things.