by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Over the years, I’ve felt compelled to “debunk” various articles, columns, and speeches that fundamentally misrepresented and/or misunderstood key economic issues. A partial list includes Keynesian economics, the Laffer Curve, Obama tax propaganda, Elizabeth Warren’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 30, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
It’s time to augment our collection of surveys that test political orientation. Here are the ones I’ve previously shared. The Political Compass test (I’m a “right libertarian”). The Definitive Political Orientation test (I’m a “right libertarian”). The Circle...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2018 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Politicians who preach class warfare repeatedly assert that we need higher taxes on “the rich.” Indeed, that’s been the biggest political issue (and oftentimes biggest economic issue) in every recent tax fight (the Trump tax reform and Obama’s fiscal cliff), as well...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2018 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Yesterday, I wrote about the newest edition of Economic Freedom of the World, which is my favorite annual publication. Not far behind is the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index, which is sort of the domestic version of their equally fascinating (to a...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 27, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Since I’ve been writing a column every day since 2010, you can imagine that there are some days where that’s a challenge. But not today. The Fraser Institute has released a new edition of Economic Freedom of the World, which is like a bible for policy wonks. So just...
