by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
When I wrote yesterday about Germany, I could imagine readers shrugging their shoulders and thinking it was just another column about European decline. Indeed, I’ve written similar columns about other welfare states such...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
In 2023, I wrote about Germany’s fiscal decay, noting that the burden of government spending had been increasing faster than the productive sector of the economy. This violated my Golden Rule. In the accompanying chart, I noted that government was...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Javier Milei has generated amazingly good results in just 20 months. But more reform is needed to undo the damage of 80 years of Peronism, which is why I explain that Argentina’s mid-term elections will be very important. Milei wants to...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I’ve written several articles about the failure of Cuban socialism (2024, 2022, 2021, 2019, and 2016). My leftist friends almost always respond by claiming that U.S.-imposed trade restrictions are the primary reason for Cuba’s terrible economy....
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2025 | Cuba, Latin American Liberty Project
Mis amigos de izquierda casi siempre responden a los artículos sobre el fracaso del socialismo cubano afirmando que las restricciones comerciales impuestas por Estados Unidos son la razón principal de la pésima situación económica de Cuba. Estoy totalmente de acuerdo...
