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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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.
Obama's New Oil Tax Would Drive Up Gas Prices
The president is virtue-signalling during his final year in office.
$19 Trillion and Counting: The Dangers of Unlimited Debt
"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."
Hillary Clinton Shouldn't Be So Proud of the Affordable Care Act
Obamacare is not a good deal for taxpayers.
Marco Rubio's Sweet Protectionism
The 2016 hopeful gives the feds cover to keep propping up Big Sugar.
Biennial Budgeting Is a Bad Idea That Won't Go Away
More waste, fraud, and abuse hearings won't prevent more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Retailers Don't Need Another Regulatory Handout
Hidden consequences of banking regulation hurt poor people the most.
The Government Wasted Money on 'Shrimp Fight Club' and a Million Other Things
Waste, fraud, abuse, and monkeys on hamster wheels.
Government Should Make Economic Freedom Its New Year's Resolution
Free countries are wealthier and healthier.
All Roads Lead to Washington as Congress Resurrects Ex-Im Bank
Crony capitalist institution could still be crippled if Sen. Mitch McConnell takes action.
Is Infrastructure Spending a Good Investment?
Hillary Clinton says yes, but it's complicated.
Medicare Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Means the System Needs Reform
Bureaucracy diminishes the program's effectiveness.
How the Federal Government Funds Endless Wars
Republicans and Democrats join together to spend more money.
Death to Deductions
More candidates should be making a serious effort to close tax loopholes.
The Politicians Debating the Budget Are Lost in Wonderland
If only it were all just a bad dream.
Left and Right Should Condemn Crony Capitalist War on Herbalife
William Ackman's self-serving activism is shameful.
The Earned Income Tax Credit: Small Benefits, Large Costs
No reason to chose between two bad options
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Should Stop Hurting the Poor
Why overregulation of payday lenders is a bad idea
Only an Unprincipled Congress Would Revive the Ex-Im Bank
Fight over the crony-capitalist program highlights all that's wrong with Washington
Speak Now, Congress, or Forever Maintain the Status Quo
A to-do list for the new Speaker of the House
Let States Build Their Own Highways
Congress can't pass a real transportation bill. And it shouldn't have to.
Mainstreaming Liberty
How five 20th century economists subtly remade the political landscape
