by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Times on May 29, 2018. There is a continuing fight, both in the country and within the Republican Party, on the issue of immigration. There’s an anti-immigration wing that wants to slow even legal immigration, a faction that...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
America has a major dependency problem. In recent decades, there’s been a significant increase in the number of working-age adults relying on handouts. This is bad news for poor people and bad news for taxpayers. But it’s also bad news for the nation since it reflects...
by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I wrote two days ago about how the country of Georgia has achieved impressive economic performance thanks to major reforms to reduce the size and scope of government. Indeed, Georgia jumped from #56 to #8 in Economic Freedom of the World between 2004 and 2015, a...
by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I expressed my disapproval yesterday about the pro-Stalin propaganda in Gori, Georgia. Yes, I realize he’s the most noteworthy person to be born in that town, but that’s hardly a reason to acknowledge – much less celebrate – the life of a totalitarian butcher. In...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Flat Tax, Free Market, Taxation
Normally when I write about Georgia, it’s to wax poetic about the Glorious Bulldogs. But I’m currently in Tbilisi, the capital of the nation of Georgia, which is wedged between Russia, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. So allow me to take this opportunity to highlight...
