by Dan Mitchell | Jun 4, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs, Socialism
As demonstrated by my First Theorem of Government, as well as by my four-part “Wretched Hive” series (see here, here, here, and here), I assume that corruption is a natural feature of government. And the bigger a government is,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 26, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs
As an economist, I dislike protectionism because it makes the economy less efficient and reduces prosperity. As a citizen, I dislike protectionism because it enriches D.C. insiders such as lobbyists. But Trump’s trade taxes are just...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 28, 2025 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Back in March, Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir in Iceland was nominated to be “Politician of the Year” because she got knocked up by a teenager and went on to become Minister for Children. Impressive level of irony, but she’s not going to win this year’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
I may be biased because I’m a public finance economist, but I’ve always viewed America’s convoluted tax code as the major source of political corruption in Washington. Politicians have spent the past 112 years getting campaign cash in exchange...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 12, 2023 | Blogs, Uncategorized
My politician-of-the-year candidates for 2022 were George Santos, Pete Buttigieg, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and his Schools Chancellor. All of these government officials displayed remarkable levels of hypocrisy, arrogance, and sleaze, making them strong...
