Veronique de Rugy on the seen and unseen

Peering past the obvious in order to get a more complete picture is what adults do when running their lives and managing households or business affairs. It's what good economists do when analyzing public policies. And it's what Frederic Bastiat did with unmatched skill and style more than two centuries ago. Unfortunately, it's not what most politicians tend to do today.

~ Veronique de Rugy, "As Bastiat Would Say, Peer Past the Obvious With Pandemic Policies," Reason.com,  July 2, 2020