by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
In 2018, I shared a chart showing the burden of government spending in various major nations. It started with small-government nations such as Singapore on one side and ended with big-government countries such as France on the other side....
by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2026 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Adding to what I wrote in April, let’s look at dramatic changes in state taxation. And we’ll start with this video about the foolishness of class-warfare policy. I’m sharing that video because politicians in some states have decided that punishing...
by Dan Mitchell | May 19, 2026 | Blogs, Health Care, States
I unveiled my 13th Theorem of Government about 10 years ago to explain that the supposed popularity of government goodies is a mirage. Once people find out that they would have to surrender more of their income, they suddenly morph into libertarians....
by Dan Mitchell | May 16, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I’ve shared several columns (here, here, here, here, and here) reviewing scholarly research on the harmful economic impact of wealth taxation. From now on, however, I think I’ll simply share this clever video from the folks...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2026 | Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Over the years, I’ve written about the successful private retirement systems in jurisdictions such as Australia, Chile, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Netherlands, the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Israel, and Sweden. Today’s column...
