by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Ten years ago, I asked whether Denmark was going to be “a Shining Example of Mitchell’s Golden Rule.” To achieve that distinction, a nation needs to have a multi-year period where there is fiscal restraint so that the private sector grows faster than the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
I’ve written many times about bad government policy in California (too many times to count), but I’ve only highlighted bad policy in Los Angeles four times over the past 16 years (here, here, here, and here). But something caught my eye that demands...
by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
Trump’s “Liberation Day” tax increase on trade has been very bad news for the economy, causing considerable havoc in financial markets and imposing big costs on American businesses. The president claimed he had the power to unilaterally impose those tax increases (and...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2025 | Blogs, Education
Yesterday’s column celebrated the amazing expansion of school choice, a trend that seems unstoppable. One reason for my optimism is that government schools have been given buckets of money, but there’s never any improvement. All the cash winds up leading to more...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2025 | Blogs, Education
It’s been more than 15 years since CF&P released its video about school choice, so let’s update the argument for educational freedom with this new video from John Stossel. For most Americans, the biggest argument for school choice is improved educational outcomes...
