by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
Based on economic policy, was Richard Nixon America’s worst president? Or was it Herbert Hoover? How about Lyndon Johnson? And let’s not forget Woodrow Wilson. Those are all plausible options, but there’s a strong case to be made that Franklin...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2021 | Blogs, Economics
There are several false narratives about economic history, involving topics ranging from the recent financial crisis to 19th-century sweatshops. But probably the biggest falsehood, as explained in this video by Prof. Lee Ohanian, is...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 2, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
In an interview with an economic organization from India last month, I discussed many of the economic issues associated with coronavirus (fiscal fallout, excess regulation, subsidized unemployment, etc). But I want to highlight this short clip since I had an...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
Starting with a column about government-subsidized debt and ending yesterday with a column about why government shouldn’t own airlines, I’ve written about coronavirus-related issues for 14 straight days. And since that’s the topic now dominating the national...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
I know exactly how Ronald Reagan must have felt back in 1980 when he famously said “There you go again” to Jimmy Carter during their debate. That’s because I endlessly have to deal with critics who try to undercut the Laffer Curve by claiming that it’s based on the...
