by Dan Mitchell | Sep 4, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Constitution
When I went to Chile last December to write about that nation’s election (see here, here, here, here, and here), I concluded my coverage with a column about the risks of changing that nation’s constitution. This video...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Way back in 2009, in the early days of writing this column, I shared an image that aptly summarizes the bad things that happen when politicians interfere with economic liberty. The simple message is that more government is almost always the wrong answer....
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
As an economist, I can immediately think of several ways that big government is bad news for poor people. Redistribution programs that trap poor people in dependency and produce inter-generational poverty.Government schools that do an awful job of...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 12, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Even though they ostensibly exist to promote economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have an unfortunate track record of promoting higher taxes and bigger government. Not that we...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I’m a policy wonk rather than a political pundit. But since part of my job is educating politicians, I can’t simply rely on arguments about what’s best for the country. I also have to convince them that they can enact good policy while also...
