by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
At the risk of being repetitive, I’ve been arguing (and arguing, and arguing) that the United States should not turn its medium-sized welfare state into a European-style, large-sized welfare state. Simply stated, that’s a route...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Given the pro-big-government leanings of journalists, I sometimes complain about media bias. That being said, you can sometimes find displays of common sense and sound thinking. Even from places that almost always support bigger government and more...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
I have an old-fashioned belief that it’s important to be truthful when analyzing public policy. I criticize Republicans when they’re wrong and I criticize Democrats when they’re wrong. And I also praise politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 15, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
There is a recipe for achieving growth and prosperity and I used a grade-point-average analogy earlier this year to explain why it is important to get all the ingredients correct. Let’s look at some empirical data. I wrote back in March about the Heritage...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 14, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Education, Government Spending
For those who care about empirical data, the evidence is overwhelming that you do not get better educational outcomes by dumping more taxpayer dollars into government schools. All of which is captured in this...
