by Dan Mitchell | Mar 25, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve written a four-part series (here, here, here, and here) explaining why socialism is a bad idea, but let’s use today’s column to define this evil ideology. As I mentioned in the video, genuine socialism is based on three very specific concepts....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 5, 2026 | Blogs, Government Spending, States
If you follow state fiscal policy, there’s a very important battle happening in the Pacific Northwest. Democrats in the state of Washington are trying to muster the votes to push through an income tax. As depicted by the chart, the spending burden...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 15, 2026 | Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
Let’s start today’s column with two simple and uncontroversial statements. Without real entitlement reform, the burden of government spending will grow dramatically over the next few decades. There are only three ways – taxes, borrowing, and money-printing – to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 26, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs
As an economist, I dislike protectionism because it makes the economy less efficient and reduces prosperity. As a citizen, I dislike protectionism because it enriches D.C. insiders such as lobbyists. But Trump’s trade taxes are just...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 14, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
With so many bad things happening in Washington, I almost feel guilty writing about another country. But since I’m in Mexico City teaching at Universidad de la Libertad, I want to write at least one column about Mexican economic...
