by Dan Mitchell | Aug 21, 2025 | Blogs, Crime, Society
From a big-picture perspective, Canada’s biggest problem is ever-growing government. This is mostly due to the feckless policies of the former Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. During his time in office, Canada became a member of...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 10, 2025 | Blogs
Over the past 11 months, ever since I introduced my 20th Theorem of Government, I’ve reviewed fiscal data for five countries (China, Greece, France, Brazil, Colombia) and two states (Maryland, Washington). Of those seven examples, only...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 11, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
I shared a “Trade 101 for Trumpies” presentation last month in hopes of educating people about the foolishness of protectionism. Perhaps it should have been a remedial class because the president has just announced another increase in taxes on steel and aluminum...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 5, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
Trump didn’t learn from the failure of protectionism during the Great Depression. And he didn’t learn from the failure of protectionism during his first term in office, so he’s now launched a new trade war by imposing higher taxes on cross-border commerce. Trump will...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 7, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
Canadian politicians have often taken a wise approach to public policy (such as school choice, welfare reform, corporate tax reform, bank bailouts, regulatory budgeting, spending restraint, the tax treatment of saving,...
