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Belligerent Spending, A Congressional Addiction Jan. 12, 2023

Veronique de Rugy

After 15 failed attempts, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy finally secured the House speakership. Many... Read More

Will This Year's Lame-Duck Session Bring Back a Bad Idea? Dec. 01, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Democrats have lost the House of Representatives and, along with it, the chance to pass more of thei... Read More

Giving Thanks for Low-Skilled Workers Nov. 24, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

On Thanksgiving we rightly give thanks. And let's be clear that, amid all the turmoil that consumes ... Read More

Incoming Republicans: Don't Fight Dems, Fight Inflation Nov. 03, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Republicans want to take over Congress and come Tuesday they might get their wish. Assuming they win... Read More

Will the 'Experts' Ever Learn Their Lesson? Oct. 27, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Debate now rages about whether the Federal Reserve should continue to raise interest rates to tame i... Read More

Are You Down on the American Economic System? Think About Cooperation. Oct. 20, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

I was recently reminded of a profound truth about the free market and the prices that sit at its cen... Read More

The Lie of Shareholder Hegemony Oct. 12, 2022

Jim Hightower

Attention, class! Here's our word of the day: "hegemony." The word describes a situation in which so... Read More

Don't Blame Me for 'Pro-Business' Policies. Blame Government Officials. Sep. 29, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

During my many battles fighting against cronyism, I have often been accused of being hard on governm... Read More

Most Americans Value Immigration. Most Politicians Don't. Sep. 22, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

At a time when the American economy could use more people, restrictions on immigration continue to t... Read More

Championing Opportunity is a Winning Strategy for Democrats Sep. 08, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Today's political parties lack ideas. The Republicans define themselves as opponents of Democrats. Y... Read More

Taking From the Working Class and Giving to the Laptop Class Sep. 01, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

If you had any doubts that those in power have dropped the pretense of fighting for the working clas... Read More

As Washington Gives Us 'More,' Americans Want 'Better' Aug. 25, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Congress' annual August recess is a good time to think about the big picture. Most Americans want go... Read More

Another Week of Industrial Policy Hype Aug. 18, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Another week, another reminder that heavy-handed government industrial policy is in fashion. Nobel P... Read More

The Dwindling Difference Between Our Two Parties on Spending Aug. 11, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

For a few years, I have sounded the alarm that a growing wave of conservatives are working to make R... Read More

It's the Uncertainty, Stupid Aug. 09, 2022

Salena Zito

SCRANTON, Pa. — Ask a restaurant owner how difficult the COVID-19 era has been, and the list o... Read More

More Congressional Meddling Won't Put More Planes in the Sky Aug. 04, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., recently asked the Department of Transp... Read More

What to Expect from Washington's Latest Industrial Policy Jul. 28, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Industrial policy is making a comeback. For those of you under the age of 50, this is just another t... Read More

Antitrust Craze Would Unplug Technological Progress Jul. 21, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Always beware of the name given to a piece of legislation. It rarely describes accurately the likely... Read More

Shed No Tears for the Floundering Global Tax Cartel Jul. 14, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

Implementing a global tax cartel is hard. This lesson is being learned by the bureaucrats who dreamt... Read More

With Spending and Inflation, It's More of the Same Jul. 07, 2022

Veronique de Rugy

The go-to policy for dealing with nearly every modern problem is more government spending. So it was... Read More