by Dan Mitchell | Dec 5, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Almost every year (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, etc), I review the Fraser Institute’s annual report on Economic Freedom of North America. The 2024 version has just been released, so let’s look at some key findings. Since...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 4, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation, Trade
At the start of this 2022 video, I openly stated that trade destroys jobs. But since I didn’t want anyone to jump to the wrong conclusion, I quickly explained that all trade destroys jobs, whether trade between North Carolina and Missouri or trade between the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 3, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Donald Trump was a big spender during his first term in office. Even if you don’t count the orgy of pandemic-related spending, he spent more and spent faster than Barack Obama. He even increased domestic spending faster than Obama!...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 2, 2024 | Blogs
I like profits. But let me qualify that statement. I like profits that are the result of businesses providing goods and services that consumers value. Those profits are earned. By contrast, I don’t like it when businesses get in bed with government and...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 1, 2024 | Argentina, Latin American Liberty Project
Esto es lo que he escrito hasta ahora como parte de mi serie de varias partes sobre el presidente libertario de Argentina. En la Parte 1 de esta serie, mostré cómo Javier Milei ha hecho un gran trabajo reduciendo la carga del gasto público. En la Parte II, investigué...
