AEI scholars have been weighing in on the U.S. fiscal situation and though their recommendations for how to fix it may vary, the underlying consensus is apparent: it is unsustainable.

• Martin Feldstein, a member of AEI's Council of Academic Advisers, says President Obama must cut the remaining stimulus spending and avoid costly new initiatives like tax cuts and income transfers to low- and middle-income households.

• Norman J. Ornstein argues that political hyperpartisanship in Congress is blocking real progress on balancing the budget.

• David Frum discusses the Congressional Budget Office's prediction of weak growth and slow progress against unemployment.

• Joseph Antos and members of the National Research Council offer recommendations for policy changes that could get the nation back on track.