Veronique de Rugy is a contributing editor at Reason. She is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
We Can't Win the Future By Repeating the Past
Obama's uninspired State of the Union Address
Obama's uninspired State of the Union Address
The Republicans have retaken the House, but that doesn't mean you should expect the government to get any smaller.
As cities and states boost their debts by 800 percent, a housing-like crisis looms.
Unbelievably, the administration and its allies keep insisting that a failed policy was a success.
When the government tries to help small businesses, it hurts businesses (and taxpayers) of all sizes.
Why left-wing economists' warnings against austerity programs are wrong
Reductions in military spending are both necessary and possible.
It's been a long time since economic policy was forged in the states.
Legislators have a lousy track record of keeping costs anywhere near their initial projections.
The 2011 budget contains more rosy scenarios than a romance novel.
The "millionaire's tax" will affect more people than you think.
The government's own job creation data reveal the dangers of a second stimulus
The monetary base has ballooned, yet inflation remains far off. Or does it?
Obama's corporate tax "reforms" make a bad situation worse.
Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility"-and delivers the opposite.
While Democrats and Republicans switch sides, economists try to pin down a tipping point.
Why Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Austria caved on protecting its foreign investors.
There is very little to be happy about in Obama's first budget
The final stimulus package is the final insult to taxpayers.
The Senate stimulus bill should only stimulate taxpayer anger
Obama's assertions to the contrary, the 43rd president was the biggest regulator since Nixon.
Government has grown, but freedom has grown faster.
What happens to federal spending when the Democrats control both Congress and the presidency?
How Washington could have helped the market at no cost to taxpayers. And what it should do if it's hell-bent on spending $700 billion.
The War on Terror is now more expensive than Vietnam or World War I—but the dishonest way Washington is paying for it may prove costliest of all.
Got a boondoggle you're not proud of? Stick it in a supplemental appropriations bill.
The sorry state--and stunning waste--of homeland security spending.