{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Veronique de Rugy on the Impending American Fiscal Crisis","description":" Veronique de Rugy is the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. In Veronique\u2019s first appearance on Macro Musings she discusses her career as a think tanker\u2019s think tanker, what the difference is between classical liberals and libertarians, how America\u2019s mindset has shifted on trade and immigration, the fiscal health of the United States, the US\u2019s impending debt crises, solutions for fixing the fiscal health of the United States, and much more. Check out the&amp;nbsp;transcript&amp;nbsp;for this week\u2019s episode, now with links. Recorded on November 18th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack:&amp;nbsp;Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X:&amp;nbsp;@DavidBeckworth Follow Veronique on X: @VerodeRugy Follow the show on X: @Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings&amp;nbsp;merch! Subscribe&amp;nbsp;to David's new BTS YouTube Channel&amp;nbsp; Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:18 - Vero\u2019s Career 00:17:35 - Vero\u2019s Career 00:24:32 - Fiscal Policy at Mercatus 00:40:59 - Steps Toward a Sustainable Fiscal Path&amp;nbsp; 00:48:34 - Flattening the Debt Curve 00:59:13- Outro ","author_name":"Macro Musings with David Beckworth","author_url":"http:\/\/macromarketmusings.blogspot.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39456920\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196688755"}