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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The Truth About Health Care Reform and the Economy
Separating economic fact from economic myth
The Truth About Hedge Funds and the Financial Crisis
Separating economic fact from economic myth
The State Pension Time Bomb
Poor accounting rules and flagrant irresponsibility have sped up the states' day of reckoning.
The Truth About Fannie and Freddie's Role in the Housing Crisis
Separating economic myth from economic fact
Losing the Brains Race
America is spending more money on education while producing worse outcomes.
We Can't Win the Future By Repeating the Past
Obama's uninspired State of the Union Address
Can We Trust the GOP?
The Republicans have retaken the House, but that doesn't mean you should expect the government to get any smaller.
The Municipal Debt Bubble
As cities and states boost their debts by 800 percent, a housing-like crisis looms.
Stimulus: Still Not Working!
Unbelievably, the administration and its allies keep insisting that a failed policy was a success.
The Small Business Myth
When the government tries to help small businesses, it hurts businesses (and taxpayers) of all sizes.
Austerity Agonistes
Why left-wing economists' warnings against austerity programs are wrong
Cutting the Pentagon Budget
Reductions in military spending are both necessary and possible.
The Death of Fiscal Federalism
It's been a long time since economic policy was forged in the states.
Congress' Phony Price Tags
Legislators have a lousy track record of keeping costs anywhere near their initial projections.
All the President's Budget Assumptions
The 2011 budget contains more rosy scenarios than a romance novel.
Who Wants to Tax a Millionaire?
The "millionaire's tax" will affect more people than you think.
Did the Stimulus Create Jobs?
The government's own job creation data reveal the dangers of a second stimulus
Where's That Inflation?
The monetary base has ballooned, yet inflation remains far off. Or does it?
Destroying Jobs in Order to Save Them
Obama's corporate tax "reforms" make a bad situation worse.
The Age of Debt
Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility"-and delivers the opposite.
When Do Deficits Matter?
While Democrats and Republicans switch sides, economists try to pin down a tipping point.
The End of Financial Privacy
Why Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Austria caved on protecting its foreign investors.
