Veronique de Rugy, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
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Veronique de Rugy

Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
by | May 7, 2025

President Donald Trump’s 2026 “skinny budget” is out, and at first glance it gives small-government advocates reason to cheer. It…

by | Apr 30, 2025

When Donald Trump reentered office in 2025, he inherited a strong economy partly fueled by the possibility of lower taxes…

by | Apr 16, 2025

The federal budget remains a disaster, and for all the splashy talk of cost-cutting and tariff-driven revenue, Americans know it….

by | Apr 9, 2025

Republicans claim they are slashing government, but they’re about to explode the budget deficit to extend President Donald Trump’s tax…

by | Mar 26, 2025

If you believe the political rhetoric, you probably think America’s industrial base has been hollowed out, gutted, or “shipped overseas.”…

by | Mar 20, 2025

If an investment yields stagnant or negative returns despite increased funding, the rational thing to do is back off. This…

by | Mar 12, 2025

Since the 1950s, every effort to reduce the size and scope of government has been bulldozed by a political establishment…

by | Mar 5, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency draws two extreme reactions from budget-focused observers. On one side, you have cynics rolling their…

by | Feb 27, 2025

If President Donald Trump was elected with a specific mandate, it was to lower prices. Poll after poll reveals that…

by | Feb 19, 2025

Serious problems should be met with serious solutions. We have serious problems, namely a fast-growing debt and a need to…

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