Veronique de Rugy is a contributing editor at Reason. She is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
A Recipe for Economic Growth in the New Year
Americans instinctively know we're on the wrong track.
Americans instinctively know we're on the wrong track.
Repeal Obamacare, deregulate, and drain the swamp.
Trump's pick for the Office of Management and Budget isn't afraid to take on reckless defense spending.
President-elect Trump could kill the bank, just to be sure.
Pardon non-violent drug offenders, repeal minimum wage
A holiday recipe for government growth.
Obvious cronyism vs. the 10th Amendment
Republican control of the White House and Congress doesn't necessarily mean limited government.
Farmers are such a protected class that it's hard to take the notion of a war against them seriously.
Trump won't solve the problem. Clinton will make it worse.
The bottom line is that we have a spending problem that should be addressed by reforming Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Federal intervention won't help Hurricane Matthew relief.
What you need to know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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.
Musk is no stranger to cozy relations with federal and state governments.
Anatomy of a multi-government shakedown.
The message from the GOP appears to be that the only thing that matters is winning elections.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act was passed in 1986.
Another downturn is inevitable. What matters is how we respond.
New study ranks states on economic and personal freedom.
Clinton's refusal to reform the corporate income tax is stunning.
The Motor City of today shouldn't yearn for a horse-and-buggy of tomorrow.
The GOP candidate's economic plan comes down to vague tax cuts, deregulation, and unwinnable trade wars.
The damage for taxpayers in this one simple underestimation error alone is roughly $20 billion.
Overproduce peanuts and depress peanut prices; don't pay your loans; and collect taxpayers' money.
Debt and deficits are only a symptom of a deeper problem
Despite generally higher usage rates among white Americans, black Americans are three times likelier to be arrested for possession.
To make America safer, we need to get military costs under control.
Neither snow nor rain nor billion-dollar losses
An industry clamored for more regulation-because it had a financial interest in doing so.
"How do you know macroeconomists have a sense of humor? They use decimal points."
Congress refuses to comply with rules it makes for everyone else.
Compensation is actually very closely tied to productivity.
While international bureaucrats enjoy tax-free salaries, they never tire of trying to raise taxes on everyone else.
The company can exploit an advantage created by foolish protectionist laws to sell cheaper shoes and capture more consumers.
Some people want gambling legal, but only at their own casinos.
The billionaire should spend his own money, not the taxpayers'.
Americans' tax burden is growing significantly.
Special interests collude with government to hurt consumers.
Trying to lessen your own tax burden isn't illegal, and shouldn't be.
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