Articles by Veronique de Rugy
Proof That Tariffs Flood the Swamp
Veronique de Rugy – November 13, 2019Recently talking from the Senate floor, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) candidly acknowledged what most AIER readers have known for a long time: politicians are influenced by special interest groups, and, in many cases, this influence prevents them fro …
Government Spending is the Real Tax
Veronique de Rugy – October 29, 2019If budgetary rules themselves are the products of the same political pressures and election dynamics that lead to growing debt and deficits, how can we get politicians to adopt strict and binding rules in the first place?
Five Wrong Claims about Trade
Veronique de Rugy – October 22, 2019Debating trade issues with President Trump’s anti-trade supporters is a constant game of goal shifting. If you point out that the Trump tariffs are raising revenue for Uncle Sam on the backs of American consumers, they reply that Ch …
Medicare-For-All Is a Plot to Pillage You
Veronique de Rugy – October 18, 2019We still have no clue just who will pay for what and how much the bill will be.
The FDA Created Illegal and Dangerous Vapes
Veronique de Rugy – September 27, 2019The scale of the freak-out by governments around the U.S., and by Trump’s FDA, which make no sense.
