by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2026 | Blogs
I’m going to start today’s column by acknowledging a mistake. Two days ago, as part of my Best and Worst News of 2025, I didn’t include Zohran Mamdani’s election as Mayor of New York City because I viewed him only as “a theoretical threat.” Yes, I knew he...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2025 | Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
I wrote earlier this month about pervasive corruption and fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid program. Now that the issue has become big national news (I first started writing about Medicaid scams more than 12 years ago), let’s take a more detailed look...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2025 | Blogs, Constitution
I’m a big fan of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I like the restrictions on government power that are being enforced, and I like the restrictions on government power that I wish were being enforced. And I think we have to be very vigilant against...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Featured, Trade
I don’t agree with Donald Trump’s view that trade deficits are bad. Why? Because I understand that a trade deficit is merely the flip side of a capital surplus. In other words, when foreigners earn dollars, they often think investing in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Looking at the title of today’s column, the answer is yes, and it’s been yes for a long time. But what’s been happening so far in California is slow-motion suicide. Every year, it seems, there is more taxing, more...
