by Dan Mitchell | Jan 17, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market, Government Spending
Vietnam’s economic trajectory is similar to China’s. Horrible poverty and even starvation (in the case of China) during the days of hard-core communism. Less poverty today thanks to a few pro-market reforms starting in the 1980s. Still low-to-middle income...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 11, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
Much to my surprise, the United States is going to have a second Trump presidency. To assess what that means, especially considering his mixed performance during his first four years, I’m going to write a series of columns about the potential policy...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
In 2023, we added a D.C. cop and an Italian teacher to the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame, which is an award bestowed on government employees who “have gone above and beyond the call of duty” in strange, disgusting,...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 29, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Government Spending
Today I’m going to share some good news. A needless government bureaucracy was officially abolished last year. Sadly, it was not the Department of Education Sadly, it was not the Department of Transportation Sadly, it was not the Department of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 26, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Government Waste
My “everything you need to know” columns have a common theme of highlighting stark examples to make broader points. China’s economic policies are misguided The USA is out-performing Europe People respond to tax incentives California has remarkably bad governance...
