by Dan Mitchell | May 13, 2019 | Blogs, Europe
By refusing to implement a Clean Brexit and instead pursuing a Brexit-in-Name-Only, Prime Minister Theresa May has dramatically reduced support for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. The poll numbers are now so bad that it is conceivable to imagine that...
by Dan Mitchell | May 12, 2019 | Blogs, Economics
Because they wrongly assume the economy is a fixed pie, some of my friends on the left think it’s bad for there to be rich people. They actually think that must mean the rest of us have less income. But that’s not true. At least it’s not accurate if we start with the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 10, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
I spend much of my time analyzing the foolish and counterproductive policies imposed by Washington. Often accompanied by some mockery of politicians and their silly laws. And I also employ the same approach when reviewing the bone-headed policies often pursued...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2019 | Blogs, Trade
When I want to feel optimistic about China, I look at data from Economic Freedom of the World to confirm that there was a lot of economic liberalization (triggered in part by some civil disobedience) between 1980 and the early 2000s. Then I look at how that period of...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2019 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by Inside Sources on May 8, 2019. President Donald Trump has launched a new attack in his trade war with China, which earned a big thumbs-down from financial markets. Is it possible, though, that his bluster will produce a good long-run deal to...
