by Dan Mitchell | Oct 30, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
I wrote yesterday about new polling data showing support (or lack of support) for free markets in 34 nations. The headline result is that Poles are the most market-friendly people (followed by Americans). Russians, by contrast, are the most supportive of statism....
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
I endlessly grouse and complain about how politicians undermine economic liberty. Part of the problem, however, is that in many cases voters are misguided. Back in 2014, I shared polling data from Pew about attitudes toward free markets. Surprisingly,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
I wrote yesterday about the two big reasons that central banks – such as the Federal Reserve in Washington – impose misguided monetary policy. They create too much money because they want to artificially goose the economy with Keynesian monetary policy,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 27, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
Most people (though not all) understand that inflation is the result of bad monetary policy. That’s the easy part to grasp. What’s more difficult is figuring out why politicians and their central bankers impose bad monetary policy. Are they creating too...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 26, 2023 | Blogs, Economic Growth
Why is Argentina’s presidential election the most important political contest of 2023? For the simple reason that Argentina’s economy is the biggest tragedy of the past 100 years. Reversing the country’s decline is a major challenge....
