by Dan Mitchell | Aug 31, 2023 | Blogs, Trade
As part of my annual “hopes and fears” column, I expressed optimism at the start of 2021 that Joe Biden would steer the country back toward free trade after the economically debilitating protectionist mistakes of the Trump era. I’ve...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2023 | Blogs, Europe
When I write about bad French policy, I’m usually referring to fiscal problems such as excessive spending and onerous taxation. Such as a retirement system with full benefits available at an absurdly low age (even after the recent reform). Or...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 29, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Scandinavian countries have very unusual economic policy. They are very free market-oriented with regards to most types of economic policy. The glaring exception is fiscal policy, where these nations get very low scores. The burden of...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2023 | Blogs, Economic Growth
In large part because of an economic system completely at odds with human nature, communists have a nasty habit of never delivering on Marx’s vision. They promise equality, but the elite enjoy lavish lifestyles while ordinary people...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
I’m not a fan of so-called national conservatism, largely because many proponents of this Trump-like approach want a bigger burden of government. In some cases, they want new programs to increase Washington’s power over the economy (such...
