by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
I wouldn’t be completely distraught to have Clinton in the White House in 2017. But before concluding that I’ve lost my mind, I’m thinking of Bill Clinton, not hisfar more statist (though similarly dodgy) spouse. You’ll see what I mean below. In a column for National...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 9, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
Okay, the title for today’s column is a bit grandiose. It implies weighty and ponderous analysis of America’s ever-growing entitlement state and potentially dour predictions about when we reach a tipping point of too much dependency. But let’s focus on the short run,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
I remember feeling like an outlier a few years ago when so many people were waxing rhapsodic about a glowing economic outlook for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. These so-called BRICS nations were enjoying some decent growth at the time, but I was not...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care, Taxation, VAT
What were the most noteworthy events from 2015? Regarding bad news, there’s unfortunately a lot of competition. But if I’m forced to pick the very worst developments, here’s my list. Resuscitation of the Export-Import Bank – I did a premature victory dance last year...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
On rare occasions, our government-loving friends let their guard down and say things that reveal the true nature of leftism as a punitive philosophy that subjugates the individual to the state. An English leftist named Richard Murphy, for instance, actually argued...
