by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2023 | Blogs, Education
It’s not easy being a libertarian, especially when your job is to protect economic liberty. Politicians have a natural incentive to increase the size, scope, and power of government. In almost all cases, our freedoms are best protected when politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2022 | Blogs, Education, States, Taxation
Continuing a tradition that began back in 2013, let’s look at the best and worst developments of the past year. Since I try to be optimistic (notwithstanding forces and evidence to the contrary), let’s start with the good news. I’ll start by...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ve shared some notable tweets this year. Most enjoyableMost savageMost succinctMost cluelessMost informative Today, we’re going to expand on this list with the “most laughable” tweet of 2022. But this tweet from the Republican...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I don’t worry much about budget deficits. Simply stated, it is far more important to focus on the overall burden of government spending. To be sure, it is not a good idea to have too much debt-financed spending. But it’s also not a good idea...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
I periodically use a “most depressing” theme when writing about charts or tweets with grim data. I’ve done that with regional data and also looked at depressing data from specific countries. Today, we’re going to look at some “most depressing”...
