Veronique de Rugy is a contributing editor at Reason. She is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
America's Coming Transfer of Wealth
How entitlement spending transfers wealth from the young to the old.
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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
The Online Sales Tax Cash Grab
As states lunge for dot-com money, Congress threatens to get into the act.
You Want to Know Who Benefits from the Ex-Im Bank? Not Small Businesses.
Foreign airlines and oil companies top list of recipients.
Regulatory Robophobia
We don't need a federal commission to govern things that go beep in the night.
Screwed by Seniors
The people expected to pay for Social Security and Medicare can't afford it.
SOTU and the Cynical Call for Bipartisanship: Four Decades of B.S.
President Obama's call for putting aside partisanship and governing as "Americans" is one of the oldest and most dishonest cliches in politics.
Obama's 2014 State of the Union Scorecard
The president didn't get much of his wish list last year and he'll get even less this time. That's a good thing.
Massive Scale of Improper Payments Show Govt is Too Big NOT to Fail
Medicare may be making mistakes 20% of the time, school lunch programs 15%, and the Earned Income Tax Credit 25%.
The Congress That Cried Wolf
It's time for lawmakers to stop abusing the emergency-spending loophole.
The Real Scale of U.S. Defense Spending
Nearly $1 trillion was spent on the war in Afghanistan, mostly under President Obama.
The Pentagon Can Have Whatever It Wants. As Long As It's Not Less Money.
Yes, that's right: Congressional leaders are forcing the Pentagon to take more money than it asked for.
Foreign Aid Is a Failure
Throwing good money at bad governments makes poor countries worse off.
Why Don't Americans Save Their Money?
We must kill Social Security in order to save retirement.
Government Failure Is Baked In
Welcome to a world of bird flu, corrupt contractors, and glitchy websites.
It's Nobel Prize Season Again!
Why Israel Kirzner should win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Young, Bummed, and in Debt
The labor market looks bleak for millennials. Why aren't they angrier?
The Crony Capitalism Machine
The Export-Import Bank is inefficient and immoral.
Department of Cronyism
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration is a favor-dispensing machine.
Time for a Guaranteed Income?
The pros and cons of a welfare idea championed by liberals and libertarians alike
Slouching Toward Bankruptcy
The longer Washington puts off Social Security reform, the worse the shock will be.
How Much Would War in Syria Cost?
Defense budgets are out of control. Adding another war won't help.
The Kids Aren't All Right
Younger Americans are being suffocated by spending, subsidies, and debt
Yes, We Do Have a Debt Problem
The president and his supporters try to downplay the continuing crisis.
The Effect of Tax Increases and Spending Cuts on Economic Growth
Senate testimony explains the difference between good austerity and bad.
Spending: A Bipartisan Love Story
The truth about Republicans, Democrats, and growing government
Farm Subsidies Must Die
How agriculture subsidies waste money, distort the economy, and steal from the poor to give to the rich.
Soaking the Rich
Sorry, Warren Buffett, but extracting cash from the wealthy won't solve our problems.
