by Dan Mitchell | Jul 10, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
It doesn’t get as much attention as basket-case nations such as Venezuela, North Korea, Zimbabwe, or Cuba, but Argentina is one of the world’s worst-governed nations. It is ranked #155 out of 159 nations by the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World. It...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 6, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Having written more than 5000 columns over the past ten-plus years, I’ve learned that policy analysis doesn’t “go viral.” But I got a small taste of what that would be like when I shared an image in 2016 showing that the right kind of class warfare pits productive...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 1, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Before our depressing discussion today about the fiscal impact of entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, EITC, Food Stamps, welfare, and Obamacare, etc), here’s a video of how it all began. I think this is a great introduction to the issue,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Every so often, I’ll notice a tweet that has some remarkable characteristic. Best tweet about capitalism vs socialism. The most depressing tweet. Trump’s worst-ever tweet. The best-ever counter-tweet. The most-flattering tweet about Trump’s policy. The best-ever...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, States
As indicated by one of my columns last week, I’m a big believer in federalism. Indeed, I’ve even proposed that Washington shouldn’t operate any social programs. No food stamps. No Medicaid. No redistribution programs of any kind. Such programs, to the extent they...
