[OC] U.S. public debt has climbed back above 100% of GDP for the first time since WWII

Data sources: OMB Historical Tables, CBO May 2026 Baseline, BEA Visualization created in R using ggplot2 OC by Forensic Economic Services LLC / Rule703.com Created a long-run visualization of U.S. federal debt held by the public from 1945–2026, shown both in trillions of dollars and as a percentage of GDP. A lot of the recent [...]