Veronique de Rugy is a contributing editor at Reason. She is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
Uncle Sam Doubles Down on His Spending Addiction
The federal government is not a good steward of your money.
The federal government is not a good steward of your money.
The Tariff Man doubles down on bad economics.
Good news on the economic front.
Government control is not the answer.
Once again, government-subsidized projects fail to deliver
Congress and President Trump should use 2020 to craft more sane policies on trade, immigration, and the budget.
Federal budget deficits continue to grow despite a thriving economy
Instead of repealing tariffs that are raising aluminum prices, politicians are instead trying to lower aluminum prices by legislative fiat.
The Federal Reserve's impact on the real-time payments market all hinges on its willingness to play by the rules.
Budget negotiations offer lawmakers the opportunity to ditch tax carve-outs and cut spending.
It will help us feel grateful for our lives.
Corporate welfare wins again.
Milton Friedman once said that "money is much too serious a matter to be left to the central bankers." He was right. Still, we should ensure the Fed isn't being swayed by partisan interests.
The Democratic candidates are making promises they can’t deliver.
Why Congress should abolish the ethanol mandate.
Bashing the rich may be good politics, but it’s terrible economics.
The president’s tentative deal with China is not a winner.
The president’s economic agenda is harming U.S. businesses and consumers.
The Trump administration is pro-government intervention.
Politicians need to face the facts about Social Security.
When it comes to trade, the Trump administration is guided by incoherent economic thinking.
Understanding the real economic impact of higher taxes.
The unintended consequences of a one-size-fits-all plan.
Trump's 2018 commitment that he would never sign a massive spending deal ever again was fake news.
When it comes to the health of the labor market, we don’t know the full story.
Economic reality is always more complex than politicians pretend it is.
American businesses and consumers are drowning in a sea of high tariffs.
In a few countries, legislators have enacted policies that actually constrain spending. The U.S. has a lot to learn.
By trying to control markets, lawmakers only make problems worse.
Old ideas that have never worked are no way to foster economic growth.
Each tariff the president imposes is a tax on Americans.
Another bad idea from the Democratic presidential hopeful.
Still, it's better than the administration's previous proposals to cut legal immigration in half.
Trump's strategy was never going to be a winning one.
The evidence against the agency is overwhelming.
There's an inherent conflict of interest when an agency serves as both a regulator and competitor.
Once a protectionist, always a protectionist.
It’s time to stop freaking out about humanity's imminent demise.
Corporate welfare raises its ugly head again.
Protectionist policies produce negative results.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
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