by Dan Mitchell | Jul 20, 2018 | Blogs, Trade
There were many policy mistakes that contributed to the Great Depression. Monetary Policy presumably deserves the lion’s share of the blame, but politicians also increased the fiscal burden of government and radically expanded the amount of regulatory intervention....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Back in 2016, I had an informal “politician of the year” contest. The three candidates were: The Prime Minister of Malaysia, who took normal cronyist corruption and added several zeroes to the total. The president of the Philippines, because he announced to voters...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Given the routine corruption and reckless spending in Washington, I frequently get asked how I keep my sanity. It’s possible, as some of my friends argue, that I’m not actually sane. That would explain why I try to put my finger in the dyke of big government as more...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2018 | Blogs, Europe
If you look at the top of your screen on my home page, you’ll notice that I have a collection of special pages such as the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame and examples of what happens when you mix government and sex. I’m thinking of creating a new page, but I need a pithy way...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
I get offended when I hear people argue that Donald Trump is another Ronald Reagan. I’m not saying that out of animosity to the President. I also got offended when people compared Bush 41 or Bush 43 to Reagan. I realize Reagan was not perfect, but I think he genuinely...
