by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Even though America’s fiscal policy is in bad shape and getting worse, I’m afraid that politicians who claim to want to make things better will wind up making things worse. For instance, when two former Senators (Rob Portman of Ohio and Kent Conrad of...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
After a libertarian candidate took first place in Argentina’s presidential primary back in August, I wrote that the runoff would be the most important election of 2023 (even more important than the fortunately failed referendum to...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
Yesterday’s column, based on Freedom in the 50 States, applauded New Hampshire for being the most libertarian state and the most market-oriented state. Today, let’s look at the Economic Freedom of North America, published by the Fraser Institute, which also...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, States
When I’ve written about Freedom in the 50 States (as I did in 2016, 2019, and 2022), it seems that Florida and New Hampshire routinely get the best scores. Well, the same is true for the latest edition. As you can see from this map, New...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
Based on a study I authored for the Club for Growth Foundation, I’ve dedicated this week to a series about Reaganomics. Part I was about Reagan’s track record on spending and lessons for today.Part II was about Reagan’s track record on taxes...
