by Dan Mitchell | Jul 29, 2023 | Blogs, Education
The government school monopoly is an expensive failure. As I wrote last year. If Winston Churchill was commenting on America’s government schools instead of the Royal Air Force, he would have said, “never have so many paid so much to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 28, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
After eight years of being head of the International Monetary Fund, where she seemingly specialized in pushing for bailouts, bigger government, and higher taxes (conveniently, her lavish salary was tax exempt), Christine Lagarde was...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
At the start of the year, I wrote that so-called tax expenditures were a “boring but important issue.” Well, it’s time to once again put readers to sleep. Let’s start with a definition. A tax expenditure is basically a loophole in the tax code. And these...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 26, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
The federal government screws up some big things (Social Security, health care, higher education, etc). This video shows it also screws up on targeted issues. The clear message is that the federal government has very bad policies that are hurting Native...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 25, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
In addition to discussing politicians and insider trading, I also was asked about antitrust laws during my recent CNBC appearance. As you might imagine, I expressed skepticism about Biden’s plan for a more interventionist approach. My view is that mergers should...
