by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2025 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m a big believer in the notion that taxes change behavior. I even have a five-part series (here, here, here, here, and here) emphasizing the point. The core insight is that people respond to incentives. But I also think there...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Having written back in August about China being the least-successful ethnically Chinese country, I was interested to see this recent tweet. Mr. Demos of Pnyx speculated that China would be as backward as India today if the communists has not prevailed...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 24, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
From an economic perspective, the most important part of this video is at 2:22, when I explain that everyone is better off in the long run when there are job losses caused by creative destruction. Today, I want to share some real-world data to confirm that assertion....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ve expressed admiration for China’s partial economic liberalization and the impressive growth it produced. But I’ve also warned that there are some misguided government policies that will make it very difficult for China to become a rich country....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
When writing about Argentina a few days ago, I used this weight-loss analogy to explain that Javier Milei has some amazing accomplishments, but that he can’t rest on his laurels. Imagine going to a doctor and finding out you have all sorts of health...
