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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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.
The Era of Even Bigger Government
There is very little to be happy about in Obama's first budget
Here's What $800 Billion Buys Today
The final stimulus package is the final insult to taxpayers.
800 Billion Reasons To Be Worried
The Senate stimulus bill should only stimulate taxpayer anger
Bush's Regulatory Kiss-Off
Obama's assertions to the contrary, the 43rd president was the biggest regulator since Nixon.
Are You Better off Than You Were 40 Years Ago?
Government has grown, but freedom has grown faster.
Fear of a Unified Government
What happens to federal spending when the Democrats control both Congress and the presidency?
Building a Better Bailout
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 Trillion-Dollar War
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.
The Federal Budget's Long Emergency
Got a boondoggle you're not proud of? Stick it in a supplemental appropriations bill.
Are We Ready for the Next 9/11?
The sorry state--and stunning waste--of homeland security spending.
Remedial Math for the President
The only thing missing from the 2007 budget is fiscal responsibility.
Bush the Budget Buster
When it comes to spending, George W. Bush is no Reagan. Hell, he's not even
