by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy
At the risk of understatement, big government has a dismal track record of imposing higher costs on the private sector, both directly and indirectly. Which is why this cartoon definitely belongs in my mock-government...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2022 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Some of my Republican friends get irked when I point out that President Biden should not be blamed for surging prices. As I explained in March, we should instead blame the Federal Reserve for inflation. Moreover, the Fed’s big mistake started in...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Echoing remarks earlier this month to a group in Nigeria, I spoke today about fiscal economics to the 2022 Africa Liberty Camp in Entebbe, Uganda. During the Q&A session, I was asked to specify the ideal amount of government spending....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
For those who read these columns on my website, you presumably have noticed that I have a rotating banner at the top of the page. One of the options is a quote from Milton Friedman about the blundering inefficiency of Washington. Though I believe in fairness. I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 12, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
Even though I recently praised him for his support of transportation deregulation, Jimmy Carter is widely considered to be a failed, one-term president. Most people think his reelection prospects were doomed because of high inflation. I suspect, however, that he...
