Rash Optimism on Social Security’s Solvency
Don’t worry if you get confused reading accounts of the new Social Security Trustees Report. On one hand, you have some articles reporting that this document shows that Social...
About: Veronique de Rugy
Posts by Veronique de Rugy
When Will Magical Economic Thinking from Biden and Co. End?
President Joe Biden wants you to know he is serious about taming inflation and that he has a plan to do so. Unfortunately, his plan reveals that his administration...
Corporations’ “Woke” Signaling Won’t Override Profit Motive
Many people on the Right fear “woke capitalism” and the idea that corporate executives will bend to pressure to advance a vision of the world that replaces their values...
Spread the Blame Around for Fed’s Lack of Accountability
After presiding over the biggest Federal Reserve failure in 40 years and with inflation rating as the top concern among Americans, Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second term as...
Don’t Bend to Calls for a Global Tax Cartel
When all you have is a hammer, everything does indeed look like a nail. This is the best way to describe government officials’ unoriginal and often destructive thinking. No...
Biden Can’t Shield Us from “Billionaire Tax” Fallout
One of the most important lessons in tax policy is that the person who is handed the bill and sends the check to the taxman isn’t necessarily the person...
Want to Further Economic Woes? Put in Price Controls
History has a way of repeating itself. Or maybe it’s that people cling to defunct beliefs, stubbornly refusing to learn from experience. Such stubbornness is on display when pundits,...
Inflation: The Result of Sticker Shock on Government Spending
Many people still blame today’s inflation on snags in globe-spanning supply chains. The chief proposed solution is to dismantle decades of globalization and bring production home. Some are also...
Joe Biden Says He Loves Trains — Not So Much
It’s well known that Joe Biden — who regularly rode the Amtrak train between Wilmington and Washington as a senator and to his 2021 presidential inauguration — loves trains,...
Campus Free-speech Problems Come Down to Culture
We’ve all heard stories about university administrators cracking down on free speech. But free expression is suffering even without these enablers, and that should worry us. In a recent...
Will a Post-COVID-19 Government Be Held Accountable?
Someone recently asked me when Congress would hold hearings to ensure the accountability of government officials who faltered during the pandemic. After all, there is lots to be learned...
Why Experts Should Embrace Humility After Their Inflation Miscalculation
As the greatest inflation spike of the last 50 years occurs, the utter failure of economists, their models and many pundits to foresee what was coming is worth highlighting....
To Lift All Boats, Help Americans Resume Fulfilling Work
Economic growth without the removal of existing government barriers to work and entrepreneurship won't be sufficient. ...
Price Controls Always Backfire; Today Is No Different
With some pundits advocating for price controls to fight inflation, it suddenly feels like the 1970s again. This type of overbearing intervention has never worked as marketed, something President...
Ex-Im Is Wasteful Enough Abroad — We Don’t Need It at Home
For years now, the U.S. Export-Import Bank — an under-the-radar agency that provides subsidized loans to foreign firms willing to buy American products — has tried to remain relevant....
A Resolution for the Biden Administration
Based on the latest poll from The Economist and YouGov, the Biden administration should adopt a New Year's resolution too. In particular, it should reconsider its domestic policy agenda....
Inflating the Costs of Government’s Fiscal Irresponsibility
Inflation has reached its highest level in decades. While we’re not yet in a situation like we had in the 1970s — and we can hope that the Federal...
Government Isn’t Required to Build Back Better
While the cost of the Build Back Better legislation is astronomical, the so-called benefits turn out to be costs, too. ...
Thinking Through the Trade-offs of Federally Mandated Paid Leave
The nonsensical coverage of the debate over paid leave continues. ...
Giving Is an American Tradition; for That, I Am Thankful
I am most grateful to live in a country where we are wealthy enough that people have the luxury to care for one another. But this caring goes beyond...