by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
One of the most remarkable developments in the world of fiscal policy is that even left-leaning international bureaucracies are beginning to embrace spending caps as the only effective and successful rule for fiscal policy. The International Monetary Fund is infamous...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
I remember feeling like an outlier a few years ago when so many people were waxing rhapsodic about a glowing economic outlook for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. These so-called BRICS nations were enjoying some decent growth at the time, but I was not...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2015 | Blogs, Crime, Human Rights, Society
On Friday, I was asked at a Colorado briefing if I had any good policy news from around the world. I was stumped. Because mostly we’ve seen policy move in the wrong direction. In recent years, we’ve seen a couple of nations repeal their flat tax systems. A few...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 12, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Back in 2010, I shared some wise words from Walter Williams and Theodore Dalrymple about how society can become unstable when people figure they can “vote themselves money.” On a related note, I shared the famous “riding in the wagon” cartoons in 2011 and the “Danish...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 3, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Constitution
One of the many great things about America’s Founding Fathers is that the Declaration of Independence refers to “unalienable rights” including “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” But there’s not even a suggestion that it is the job of government to provide...
