Veronique de Rugy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 1980, America’s publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25…

When House Speaker Mike Johnson lashed out at last weekend’s “No Kings” rallies soon to arrive on Washington’s National Mall,…