by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
If you want to understand how government really works, learn about “public choice.” This is the common-sense theory that politicians and other people in politics often make decisions based on self interest, and it does a very good job of explaining why we get so many...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I have applauded the incredible economic success of Hong Kong, which has long been ranked as the world’s most economically free jurisdiction. Well, given China’s recent decision to impose more controls on Hong Kong, I want to share this interview I did last October....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending, Trade
Time for my annual column highlighting the “Best” and “Worst” policy developments of the year, a tradition I sort of started in 2012 and definitely did in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. I’m trying to be a glass-half-full kind of guy, so we’ll start with the...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Oct 18, 2019 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by Inside Sources on October 17, 2019. A decision on whether to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank was delayed with the recent passage of a continuing resolution to provide funding for the government through November 21. Lobbyists for...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2019 | Blogs, Trade
Because of Trump’s poor grasp of trade issues, I warned at the end of July that trade negotiations with China might yield “something gimmicky (like purchasing X tons of soybeans or importing Y number of cars).” Well, Trump announced an agreement yesterday and I can...
