Be Thankful for Low-Skilled Workers

Economy Veronique de Rugy | 11.24.2022 12:01 AM On Thanksgiving, we rightly give thanks. And let's be clear that,...

Republicans Need an Actual Plan To Grow the Economy

Economy Veronique de Rugy | 11.17.2022 1:20 PM After disappointing midterm election results for Republicans, many...

What Does Governor DeSantis Stand For?

Farm Subsidies and Food Stamps Won't Fix High Grocery Prices. Innovation Will.

Food Veronique de Rugy | 11.10.2022 2:15 PM Turkey prices are soaring this Thanksgiving, and that's just the tip of...

Dark Days Ahead

Tackling Inflation Hurts

A GOP-Led Congress May Focus on Owning the Libs. It Should Instead Focus on Owning Inflation.

Election 2022 Veronique de Rugy | 11.3.2022 12:01 AM Republicans want to take over Congress and come Tuesday they...

Will the 'Experts' Ever Learn Their Lesson?

Debate now rages about whether the Federal Reserve should continue to raise interest rates to tame inflation or slow down these hikes and see what...

The 'Experts' Were Never Going To Fix Inflation

Federal Reserve Veronique de Rugy | 10.27.2022 12:01 AM Debate now rages about whether the Federal Reserve should...

Markets Aren't Perfect, but Government Is Worse

Free Markets Veronique de Rugy | 10.20.2022 12:01 AM I was recently reminded of a profound truth about the free...

It’s Not ‘Treason’ to Want to Repeal the Jones Act

We’ll All Be Deficit Hawks Soon

Divided Government Is Good. In 2023, Bipartisanship Would Be Better.

Congress Veronique de Rugy | 10.13.2022 12:01 AM The upcoming midterm election has got me thinking about divided...

Biden’s Deficient Deficit Math

The U.N.’s ‘Pragmatic’ Policies to Stop Inflation Are Terrible

Here's Why Biden Is Wrong About the Deficit

Deficits Veronique de Rugy | 10.6.2022 12:01 AM President Joe Biden is annoyed. On Saturday, during a speech to the...

Food Stamps and Work Disincentives

The Government Should Be Pro-Market, Not 'Pro-Business'

Business and Industry Veronique de Rugy | 9.29.2022 11:45 AM During my many battles fighting against cronyism, I...

Most Americans Say Immigrants Make the U.S. Better. So Why Don't Politicians Do Anything About It?

Immigration Veronique de Rugy | 9.22.2022 11:50 AM At a time when the American economy could use more people,...

A Fact Worth Repeating

The U.K.'s New 'Free Market' Prime Minister Is Fighting Inflation With Price Controls

Inflation Veronique de Rugy | 9.15.2022 12:01 AM Shortly after taking over as the new U.K. prime minister, Liz Truss...

Interest on the Debt Is Increasing

The Fed Needs Congress and the Biden Administration’s Help

What Would It Take for the Democrats To Really Be the Party of Opportunity?

Democratic Party Veronique de Rugy | 9.8.2022 4:20 PM Today's political parties lack ideas. The Republicans define...

The Biden Administration Is Taking From the Poor and Giving to the Rich

Subsidies Veronique de Rugy | 9.1.2022 2:30 PM If you had any doubts that those in power have dropped the pretense of...

Inflation as a Fiscal Limit

As Washington Gives Us 'More,' Americans Want 'Better'

Congress' annual August recess is a good time to think about the big picture. Most Americans want government reformed for the better. We notice its...

Economists vs. Biden

A Few Ideas for the Better Government Americans Desperately Want

Government Veronique de Rugy | 8.25.2022 4:10 PM Congress' annual August recess is a good time to think about the big...

Senator Manchin’s Deficit Reduction That Wasn’t

Americans Want Reform of Government, but Parties Are Not Listening

CDC Admission of Dysfunction Misses the Big Problems

How To Waste $1 Trillion

Corporate Welfare Veronique de Rugy | 8.18.2022 3:30 PM Another week, another reminder that heavy-handed government...

The Disappearing Differences Between Republicans and Democrats on Federal Family Spending

Government Spending Veronique de Rugy | 8.11.2022 2:50 PM For a few years, I have sounded the alarm that a growing wave...

The Dwindling Difference Between Our Two Parties on Spending

For a few years, I have sounded the alarm that a growing wave of conservatives are working to make Republicans indistinguishable from Democrats on...

After a $54 Billion Airline Bailout, Elizabeth Warren Thinks She Gets To Make the Rules

Airlines Veronique de Rugy | 8.4.2022 12:20 PM Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) and Alex Padilla (D–Calif.)...

What to Expect from Washington's Latest Industrial Policy

Industrial policy is making a comeback. For those of you under the age of 50, this is just another term for corporate welfare -- a lovely name for the...

The CHIPS Act Is Corporate Welfare Disguised as Industrial Policy

Corporate Welfare Veronique de Rugy | 7.28.2022 12:01 AM Industrial policy is making a comeback. For those of you under...

What to Expect from Washington's Latest Industrial Policy

Industrial policy is making a comeback. For those of you under the age of 50, this is just another term for corporate welfare -- a lovely name for the...

Both Democrats and Republicans Want To Break Up Big Tech. Consumers Would Pay the Price.

Congress Veronique de Rugy | 7.21.2022 5:00 PM Always beware of the name given to a piece of legislation. It rarely...

Antitrust Craze Would Unplug Technological Progress

Always beware of the name given to a piece of legislation. It rarely describes accurately the likely impact of enacting a bill. In fact, statutes...

A Global Tax Cartel Is Floundering. Good.

Taxes Veronique de Rugy | 7.14.2022 3:40 PM Implementing a global tax cartel is hard. This lesson is being learned by...

Shed No Tears for the Floundering Global Tax Cartel

Implementing a global tax cartel is hard. This lesson is being learned by the bureaucrats who dreamt up an effort to prevent businesses from taking...

With Spending and Inflation, It's More of the Same

The go-to policy for dealing with nearly every modern problem is more government spending. So it was just a matter of time before Democrats tried to...

Ten-Year Anniversary of Minitel’s End Offers a Reminder of the Limits of Industrial Policy

The FDA's War on Juul Will Kill People

War on Drugs Veronique de Rugy | 6.30.2022 2:35 PM There's something terrifying about a government so powerful that it...

Who Is the FDA's Juul Ban Supposed to Help?

There's something terrifying about a government so powerful that it can shut down your business overnight without even bothering to offer substantive...

The Inconvenient Truth About COVID-19 Relief Scandals

Raise your hand if you’re surprised that the trillions of dollars spent on COVID-19 relief gave way to billions of dollars in government waste,...

Why the trillions in COVID-19 relief money led to billions in fraud

Trillions of dollars spent on COVID-19 relief gave way to billions of dollars in government waste, fraud and abuses.