by Dan Mitchell | May 6, 2025 | Blogs, Taxation
The 1841 Foundation has released a new version of the Tax Hell Index. And just like last year and in 2022, let’s see what nations qualified because of the combination of bad fiscal policy and low-quality governance. There is a tie for the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 5, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
The biggest economic threat facing most developed nations is almost surely the combination of demographic change and poorly designed entitlement programs. Simply stated, that’s a recipe for terrible tax and spending policy and also could...
by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ve been critical of Trump’s record on government spending, particularly with regards to entitlements. But perhaps he’ll be better in his second term and there is a positive sign in his just-released budget for discretionary...
by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Switzerland is a role model (the freest nation, the most-sensible nation, etc) and France is suffering from statism (biggest spending burden, confiscatory taxes, etc). As such, nobody should be surprised to learn that...
by Dan Mitchell | May 1, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
The good news is that the vast majority of Americans now have a favorable view of free trade. The bad news is that the person with the most power over trade policy is hostile because he doesn’t understand the issue, and that’s the topic of this new video....
