
Veronique de Rugy
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,…
The federal government just accumulated an additional $2 trillion in debt over the last 12 months. That’s the kind of…
The question of whether President Donald Trump has turned the United States toward a new “state capitalism” — one in…
Concerns about the Federal Reserve’s independence have grown following repeated attacks by President Donald Trump, including this week’s decision to…