by Dan Mitchell | Sep 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
Chicago has long been infamous for graft and corruption, but it had a reputation for at least being functional. That’s not the case today. The city already is ranked in the bottom 10 for economic liberty and local politicians seem determined to pass NYC, LA,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
I first became interested in public policy in the 1970s because of Ronald Reagan and his uplifting message about unleashing America’s economy by getting government out of the way. There were plenty of establishment types inside the...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 13, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve repeatedly explained (last July, last September, and this July) that Biden’s biggest economic problem is that wages are losing ground after adjusting for inflation. The same thing is true when looking at overall household income. The Census Bureau just...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 11, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Last month, a plurality of Argentinians voted for a libertarian in their nation’s presidential primary. This shocking result may be an sign that voters have sobered up and realized that they have “run out of other people’s money.” This video from The...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
I’m not a fan of so-called national conservatism, largely because many proponents of this Trump-like approach want a bigger burden of government. In some cases, they want new programs to increase Washington’s power over the economy (such...
