by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Even though my 2020 prediction for the presidential race was much more accurate than my 2016 prediction, I’m definitely a policy wonk rather than a political pundit. That being said, I’m very interested in elections because voting patterns eventually can translate...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 7, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Joe Biden has a very misguided economic agenda. I’m especially disturbed by his class-warfare tax agenda, which will be bad news for American workers and American competitiveness. The good news, as I wrote earlier this year, is that he probably isn’t serious about...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 6, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
The day after the election, I wrote that “left-wing goals are now very unlikely” because Republicans almost certainly will retain control of the Senate. But perhaps I should have been ever bolder and argued that the election was a rejection of the left-wing agenda....
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In yesterday’s election postmortem, I highlighted a few implications for big-picture economic issues. There will be another “stimulus,” but it won’t be nearly as profligate as would have been the case if Democrats had total control of Congress and the White House....
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2020 | Blogs
For what it’s worth, my presidential prediction for 2020 will probably turn out to be more accurate than my presidential prediction for 2016. But I doubt anyone cares about that. Let’s instead look at what happened last night (and, in some cases, what is still...
