Veronique de Rugy

2 days ago | adamnmichel.substack.com | Adam Michel |Veronique de Rugy

The “Abundance Agenda” is all the rage these days, but its evangelists often overlook the pivotal role of fiscal policy. The Atlantic Magazine’s Derek Thompson and New York Times’ Ezra Klein have a new book out making the case to the left that an abundance-minded regulatory regime could allow America to build the kinds of capacities that will help fight climate change and lower the cost of housing.

1 week ago | latimes.com | Veronique de Rugy

The federal budget remains a disaster, and for all the splashy talk of cost-cutting and tariff-driven revenue, Americans know it. Especially galling is that the latest fiscal wreckage is being overseen by an administration that promised business acumen and conservative restraint. Republicans are delivering the opposite: a self-inflicted destruction of wealth, rising interest rates, creeping inflation fears and an abandonment of even their usual pretense of fiscal discipline.

1 week ago | www2.ljworld.com | Veronique de Rugy

The federal budget remains a disaster, and for all the splashy talk of cost-cutting and tariff-driven revenue, Americans know it. Especially galling is that the latest fiscal wreckage is being overseen by an administration that promised business acumen and conservative restraint. Republicans are delivering the opposite: a self-inflicted destruction of wealth, rising interest rates, creeping inflation fears and an abandonment of even their usual pretense of fiscal discipline.

1 week ago | keysnews.com | Veronique de Rugy

If you believe the political rhetoric, you probably think America’s industrial base has been hollowed out, gutted or “shipped overseas.” Across the ideological spectrum, people say U.S. manufacturing is in decline. They argue mostly about who’s to blame and how many tariffs we need to fix the problem. This widely told tale is wrong.

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Veronique de Rugy

Republicans claim they are slashing government, but they're about to explode the budget deficit to extend President Donald Trump's tax cuts — which would balloon interest payments on the national debt, already one of the largest expenses in the federal budget. That's no way to slash the size of government. They could offset the lost revenue from tax cuts by reducing spending and entitlements, but that would require hard political choices.