Veronique de Rugy @veroderugy
Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University bit.ly/5s9LvP Arlington, VA Joined February 2009-
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If it is called the Department of War, can we finally acknowledge it commits Acts of War, which require Congressional Declarations according to our Constitution?
"Modern Conservatism and Free Markets." A webinar hosted by @AAF featuring @JimPethokoukis, @econ_harris, and @veroderugy. Join as the panelist talk tariffs, pharmaceutical price controls, and empowering agency heads to target specific companies. September 16 @ 10am. Link below.
JD “I don’t give a shit” Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the “highest and best use of the military.” Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??…
JD “I don’t give a shit” Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the “highest and best use of the military.” Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??…
I’m a Stanford Grad Student. The Graduate Student Union Is Trying to Get Me Fired. city-journal.org/article/stanfo…
Tyrants, everywhere. California edition: Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass Declare NIMBY Martial Law To Stop Duplexes in the Palisades reason.com/2025/08/05/gav… via @reason
Fine with being more honest about department names, but let's not stop with Defense. Commerce -> Cronyism Transportation -> Porkbarrel Spending Agriculture -> Farm Socialism
Fine with being more honest about department names, but let's not stop with Defense. Commerce -> Cronyism Transportation -> Porkbarrel Spending Agriculture -> Farm Socialism
Please stop?
An authoritarian AND a pinko. Go figure! How, pray tell, does Supreme Leader Bukele know whether to build a hospital or a park? Whereabouts? How big? Using what materials? The unmitigated hubris of central planners precludes them from recognizing their epistemic limitations.
An authoritarian AND a pinko. Go figure! How, pray tell, does Supreme Leader Bukele know whether to build a hospital or a park? Whereabouts? How big? Using what materials? The unmitigated hubris of central planners precludes them from recognizing their epistemic limitations.
"Hundreds of struggling Arkansas farmers ask federal government to save them" katv.com/news/local/hun…
This post contains a pinned answer to all of the inane & repetitive pro-tariff talking points on this site, so that I don't have to waste any more time responding to them. You will find the answers below, and if you continue pestering me anyway with the same inane talking points,…
Disqualifying
Another reminder that you don't want your government allocating capital.
Another reminder that you don't want your government allocating capital.
The Illusion of Fed Independence How fiscal pressures will continue to shape monetary policies even absent Donald Trump Latest by @veroderugy theunseenandtheunsaid.com/p/the-illusion…
The latest from the great @veroderugy on the latest manifestation of state capitalism (with an honorable mention to yours truly). civitasinstitute.org/research/state…
Graduate student unions are on the rise, and the underlying motives and actions of these unions pose a threat to higher education. @Jon_Hartley_ joins @veroderugy on Qualified Opinions to discuss. aier.org/podcast/the-fi…
Gibberish on Growth - AAF americanactionforum.org/daily-dish/gib…
Their obsession with bragging about the big tax increase they’ve imposed on Americans may just be the weirdest thing about this administration.
Their obsession with bragging about the big tax increase they’ve imposed on Americans may just be the weirdest thing about this administration.
"The Dramatic Drop in the Dollar Changes Everything" bloomberg.com/news/newslette… "once you adjust for currency moves, every foreign market listed here has outperformed the S&P 500 for much of the year."
This is just wildly inaccurate history. Just a stream of falsehoods rooted in an alternative fantasy understanding of the past.
This is just wildly inaccurate history. Just a stream of falsehoods rooted in an alternative fantasy understanding of the past.
US real GDP per capita (2017 dollars): 1850: $2,653 1887: $5,577 1913: $7,545 2024: $68,501
US real GDP per capita (2017 dollars): 1850: $2,653 1887: $5,577 1913: $7,545 2024: $68,501

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