About Veronique De Rugy

Veronique de Rugy is the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her primary research interests include the U.S. economy, the federal budget, cronyism, taxation, tax competition and financial privacy. Her popular weekly columns address economic issues ranging from lessons on creating sustainable economic growth to the implications of government tax and fiscal policies. She has testified numerous times in front of Congress on the effects of fiscal stimulus, debt, deficits and regulation on the economy. De Rugy blogs about economics at National Review's The Corner. Her charts, articles and commentary have been featured in a wide range of media outlets, including the "Reality Check" segment on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart," The New York Times' Room for Debate, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN International, "Stossel," "20/20," C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" and Fox News Channel. She was also named to the Politico 50, the influential media outlet’s “guide to the thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics” in 2015. Previously, de Rugy has been a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute and a research fellow at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Before moving to the United States, she oversaw academic programs in France for the Institute for Humane Studies Europe. She received her master's degree in economics from Paris Dauphine University and her doctorate in economics from Pantheon-Sorbonne University. Read De Rugy's workhere.

Veronique De Rugy: Biden Shoots for the Stars With Astronomical Spending Proposals

Some emergencies require an increase in government spending, but that comes with an understanding that the higher levels of spending are unusual and will not be sustained. Unfortunately, this understanding seems to be lost on the Biden administration. Exhibit A is his proposed $6 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2022 and the accompanying huge budget deficits on the books for the next decade.

By |2022-01-27T15:44:47-05:00June 3, 2021|Opinion|

Veronique De Rugy: Biden’s Environmentally Friendly Infrastructure Plan Won’t Help Infrastructure or the Environment

The Biden administration has made the fight against climate change [...]

By |2022-01-27T15:56:34-05:00May 6, 2021|Opinion|

Veronique De Rugy: The FDA’s Slippery Slope Toward Mandating Raw Broccoli for Breakfast

Take the latest news that the FDA is thinking about requiring tobacco companies to lower the nicotine in all cigarettes sold in the United States. Its goal is to fight nicotine addiction. The paternalists at the FDA are also considering whether this proposal should be paired with a ban on menthol products.

By |2022-01-27T15:59:09-05:00April 30, 2021|Opinion|

Veronique De Rugy: Romney’s Family Security Act Redistributes Wealth, Creates Distortions, Grows Government

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, recently introduced a universal child allowance [...]

By |2022-01-27T16:33:06-05:00February 11, 2021|Opinion|
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