by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Here are some of America’s main economic problems. Painful inflation caused by bad monetary policy by the government.Excessive spending and debt caused by bad fiscal policy by the government.Rising prices and waste caused by bad health...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
I support free trade for selfish reasons. I want my life to be better and I want my country to be richer. But I also support free trade for selfless reasons. I want other people in other countries to be richer as well. And...
by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Everyone likes the idea of “state capacity,” at least when it means competent, honest government rather than dysfunctional, corrupt government. But the consensus disappears when some folks argue that you achieve this goal by making government bigger. It’s...
by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, Uncategorized
Back in 2018, I shared some academic research on the relationship between state tax rates and the performance of professional football teams. The main takeaway is that teams based in high-tax states did not win as many games, on average, as teams based in...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2022 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I support the the right to keep and bear arms. That said, the horrific school shooting in Texas almost leads me to wish that guns did not exist. Here’s some of what I said as part of a recent episode of The Square Circle. My main argument during the program is that...
