by Dan Mitchell | Apr 26, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Back in 2012, I endorsed a wretched socialist, Francois Hollande, to be president of France. I knew he was terrible, but the supposedly right-wing incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, also was a proponent of dirigisme. As I wrote at the time, “it’s always better to...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
I’m in the United Kingdom for the Free Market Road Show and had planned on writing today about the awful economic policies of Boris Johnson, the supposedly Conservative Prime Minister. Yes, he produced an acceptable Brexit, but otherwise...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 24, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
No sensible person wants to copy the big-spending policies of failed welfare states such as Greece. Unfortunately, many politicians lack common sense (or, more accurately, they are motivated by short-run political ambition rather than...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Keynesian economics is based on the misguided notion that consumption drives the economy. In reality, high levels of consumption should be viewed an indicator of a strong economy. The real drivers of economic strength are private investment and private...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
I’m not a fan of the government-distorted health system in the United States. Various laws and programs from Washington have created a massive problem with third-party payer, which makes America’s system very expensive and inefficient....
