by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
In my humble opinion, Ronald Reagan was the only president in my lifetime who deserves praise for both believing in liberty and delivering good results. His sound policies help to explain why the economy boomed after his policies were implemented, which is in stark...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 15, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
When I write about gun control, it’s normally to make wonky points about how gun ownership reduces crime by changing the cost-benefit analysis of potential bad guys. Today, in honor of Bill of Rights Day, let’s change the focus and celebrate the ratification of the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
I’m not a fan of the European Union, which has morphed from something good (a free-trade pact) to something bad (a pro-centralization, wannabe United States of Europe that exacerbates the continent’s tax-and-spend mentality). Indeed, that’s why I’m a huge fan of...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve written about how our friends on the left represent the rich, and pointed out how big parts of their agenda are designed to help people with above-average incomes. Today, let’s have some fun with that issue. Bernie Sanders has three houses, yet complains about...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 10, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
Back in 2015, just five years ago, it seemed like entitlement reform might happen. Republicans in the House and Senate voted for budgets based on much-needed changes to Medicare and Medicaid. That was only a symbolic step with Obama in the White House, to be sure, but...
