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Veronique de Rugy

Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
by | Feb 4, 2026

When government grows to dominate ever-larger shares of the economy, and when politicians refuse to be responsible about what they…

by | Jan 30, 2026

Industrial policy is failing, and not just in Washington. Across America, officials promise to engineer the right economic outcomes by…

by | Jan 14, 2026

“The middle class is shrinking” might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify…

by | Jan 7, 2026

Growing national outrage over Minnesota’s welfare fraud is justified, but not because of where it took place or because it…

by | Dec 31, 2025

There is something emotionally satisfying about watching a wealthy person call for higher taxes on people like himself. It feels…

by | Dec 25, 2025

The Christmas season is a time to reflect on what we have, which includes the kind of society that has…

by | Dec 17, 2025

For years, pointing out the obvious was considered impolite: America’s biggest, most distortionary transfer of wealth does not flow from…

by | Nov 26, 2025

Thanksgiving invites us to pause and consider the gifts we often overlook. This year, at a moment of rising political…

by | Nov 13, 2025

The Nov. 4 election results are a reality check for the Trump administration. Democrats didn’t just run up the score…

by | Nov 6, 2025

In Washington today, the word “emergency” is a magic key; it unlocks powers Congress never granted, suspends the discipline of…

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