Veronique de Rugy is a contributing editor at Reason. She is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
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The Panderer in Chief and the 'War on the American Farmer'
Farmers are such a protected class that it's hard to take the notion of a war against them seriously.
Social Security's IOU Trust Fund
Trump won't solve the problem. Clinton will make it worse.
The Trillion-Dollar Deficit Question
The bottom line is that we have a spending problem that should be addressed by reforming Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
For Disaster Recovery, the Best Knowledge Is Local Knowledge
Federal intervention won't help Hurricane Matthew relief.
Don't Trust Trump on Trade
What you need to know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Lame Ducks and Corporate Tax Privileges
Congress will once again have to consider a massive and unaccountable 2017 spending bill. We cannot overstate the risk faced by taxpayers during that time.
Will Elon Musk Launch for Mars off the Backs of Taxpayers?
Musk is no stranger to cozy relations with federal and state governments.
The European Union and the U.S. Both Want to Tax Apple
Anatomy of a multi-government shakedown.
Congress to Embrace Its Favorite Pastime, Kicking the Can on Spending
The message from the GOP appears to be that the only thing that matters is winning elections.
Digital Privacy Shouldn't Depend on a Law Written in the Time of Stranger Things
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act was passed in 1986.
Making the Most of the Next Recession
Another downturn is inevitable. What matters is how we respond.
Which States Are the Most Free? Let's Rank Them
New study ranks states on economic and personal freedom.
Hillary Clinton's Terrible Tax Plan
Clinton's refusal to reform the corporate income tax is stunning.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Both Want to Restore Detroit's Glory Days with Failed Economic Policies
The Motor City of today shouldn't yearn for a horse-and-buggy of tomorrow.
Trump Says Clinton is the Candidate of the Past—but His Ideas Are All Old News
The GOP candidate's economic plan comes down to vague tax cuts, deregulation, and unwinnable trade wars.
Higher Medicaid Expansion Costs Reveal Another Obamacare Design Flaw
The damage for taxpayers in this one simple underestimation error alone is roughly $20 billion.
Can You Have Your Subsidized Peanut Butter Cake and Eat It, Too?
Overproduce peanuts and depress peanut prices; don't pay your loans; and collect taxpayers' money.
Stop Bleeding Red Ink, Make America Sustainable Again
Debt and deficits are only a symptom of a deeper problem
How the War on Drugs Fails Black Communities
Despite generally higher usage rates among white Americans, black Americans are three times likelier to be arrested for possession.
Bursting the Pentagon Spending Bubble
To make America safer, we need to get military costs under control.
Privatize the Postal System, Abolish a Monopoly
Neither snow nor rain nor billion-dollar losses
How Government Cronies Redefined the Catfish
An industry clamored for more regulation-because it had a financial interest in doing so.
Reduce the Hurdles to Private Investment in Infrastructure
"How do you know macroeconomists have a sense of humor? They use decimal points."
Job-Killing Red Tape for Thee, Not for Me
Congress refuses to comply with rules it makes for everyone else.
Workers Don't Need Government's Help to Earn Higher Wages
Compensation is actually very closely tied to productivity.
Why Governments Hate It When Other Countries Have Low Taxes
While international bureaucrats enjoy tax-free salaries, they never tire of trying to raise taxes on everyone else.
The Military Is About to Buy A Lot of New Balance Shoes. Thank Cronyism.
The company can exploit an advantage created by foolish protectionist laws to sell cheaper shoes and capture more consumers.
Crony Capitalists, Place Your Bets on the Wire Act
Some people want gambling legal, but only at their own casinos.
Elon Musk, Crony Capitalist
The billionaire should spend his own money, not the taxpayers'.
The Land of the Free, But Not Until Tax Day Is Over
Americans' tax burden is growing significantly.
Congress and Crony Capitalists Want to Take Over the Contact Lens Market
Special interests collude with government to hurt consumers.
Bad Fiscal Policies Are a Worse Scandal Than the Panama Papers
Trying to lessen your own tax burden isn't illegal, and shouldn't be.
On Taxes, Economics, and Trade, Trump Is an Incoherent Mess
The reality TV star's policy positions are all over the place.
Reforming Corporate Taxation Is a Bipartisan Issue
The U.S.'s insanely high corporate tax rate is bad policy.
What Government Can Learn From Moore's Law
To make Washington more like Silicon Valley, we need expiration dates on legislation.
Bernie Sanders Is Right to Trash the Ex-Im Bank
Hillary Clinton's rebuttal shows her crony corporatist side.
Obamacare: Rewarding States for ACA Exchange Failures?
More waste, more fraud, more abuse.
How the Affordable Care Act Continues to Fall Short
The government always fails to deliver on its promises.
Obama's Budget Is a Tax-and-Spend Travesty
The president wrongly believes government spending will grow the economy.
