
Veronique de Rugy
President Donald Trump’s 2026 “skinny budget” is out, and at first glance it gives small-government advocates reason to cheer. It…
When Donald Trump reentered office in 2025, he inherited a strong economy partly fueled by the possibility of lower taxes…
The federal budget remains a disaster, and for all the splashy talk of cost-cutting and tariff-driven revenue, Americans know it….
Republicans claim they are slashing government, but they’re about to explode the budget deficit to extend President Donald Trump’s tax…
If you believe the political rhetoric, you probably think America’s industrial base has been hollowed out, gutted, or “shipped overseas.”…
If an investment yields stagnant or negative returns despite increased funding, the rational thing to do is back off. This…
Since the 1950s, every effort to reduce the size and scope of government has been bulldozed by a political establishment…
The Department of Government Efficiency draws two extreme reactions from budget-focused observers. On one side, you have cynics rolling their…
If President Donald Trump was elected with a specific mandate, it was to lower prices. Poll after poll reveals that…