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...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 23, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation, Trade
When President Biden proposed a 10-year tax hike of about $3 trillion in 2021, I was very critical. But my hostility was not because Biden is a Democrat. I’ve also condemned Republicans who support higher taxes...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 21, 2023 | Blogs
Mostly because politicians focus on the seen rather than the unseen , I’ve unfortunately had several reasons to write about government policies and premature death. Government-run health carePandemic lockdownsFDA regulationGun...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I have repeatedly explained that spending restraint is good fiscal policy. And I have specifically explained that you achieve this goal by limiting spending so that it grows slower than the productive sector of the economy. A fringe...