Veronique de Rugy is a contributing editor at Reason. She is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
$19 Trillion and Counting: The Dangers of Unlimited Debt
"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."
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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
General Electric Should Stop Bullying Congress Over the Ex-Im Bank
Let GE whine. The company doesn't need a subsidy.
Funding the U.S. Department of Offense
Republicans are all hypocrites when it comes to Defense cuts.
Why It's Hard to Trust the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund
When the economy is struggling, more people falsely apply for disability benefits.
The Affordable Care Act and the GOP: Reform, Replace, Restart, or Innovate?
Gov. Scott Walker's approach is merely 'Obamacare Lite.'
Remembering the Life and Honoring the Legacy of Whitney Ball
A stronger civil society makes life better for everyone.
Federal Agencies Fight for Warrantless Access to Emails
Why won't Obama put an end to government snooping?
How the Federal Government Betrayed Millennials
Bad economic policies hurt young Americans the most.
The Negative Consequences of Raising D.C.'s Minimum Wage
Good intentions and unintended effects.
Two Burritos for Breakfast
I don't need mandatory food labels to tell me McDonald's isn't health food. And neither do you.
International Attempts to Raise Corporate Taxes Hurt Everybody
Corporations provide an easy political target for tax-hungry politicians, but the burden of corporate taxes falls on ordinary citizens.
Hillary Clinton Wants to Destroy the Sharing Economy. Here's Why That's a Terrible Idea.
Government should watch from the sidelines.
Beyond the Export-Import Bank: This Is the Next Corporate Welfare Program We Should Cut
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is ripe for termination.
The Fight for the Millennial Voter
Change happens on the battlefield of ideas, not as the result of elections.
America's Coming Transfer of Wealth
How entitlement spending transfers wealth from the young to the old.
How Certificate of Need Laws Harm the Health Care Market
CON laws stifle competition and hurt consumers.
Innovation vs. Intervention in Health Care
How can we produce better health for more people at a lower cost, year after year?
Amtrak Has Problems, But a Lack of Federal Funding Is Not One of Them
The railroad's problems are political, not operational.
The Tip of the Regulatory Iceberg
Pointless economic regulation cripples innovation and speeds the growth of big government.
Universal Savings Accounts Help People Help Themselves
The case for individual economic choice.
Big Data, Big Business, and Big Government
How bureaucrats are keeping people in the dark about the Export-Import Bank
