by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2020 | Blogs, Taxation
What’s the most poorly governed city in the United States? San Francisco, where there are “poop patrols“? Chicago, which is spending itself into oblivion? New York City, home of America’s worst mayor? Those are all good options, but Seattle may deserve this award....
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2020 | Blogs
At the risk of understatement, I’m not a fan of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The international bureaucracy is the “Johnny Appleseed” of moral hazard, using bailouts to reward profligate governments and imprudent lenders. The IMF also is infamous for...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 22, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
The folks who don’t want to let a crisis go to waste have been very busy in the era of coronavirus, pushing an ever-expanding menu of bad ideas. Propping up high-tax states such as New York, Illinois, and California by restoring the tax code’s deduction for state and...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 7, 2020 | Blogs, Free Market
Back in 2013, I talked to the BBC about Pope Francis and his bizarre hostility to free enterprise. Sadly, it doesn’t appear that the Pope took my advice (though I think it’s amusing that at least someone in the Vatican is paying attention). There’s a wealth of...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 2, 2020 | Blogs, Taxation
One of the most significant developments in 2020 politics is how Democratic presidential candidates have embraced hard-left economic policies. Prominent analysts on the left have noted that even Joe Biden, ostensibly the most moderate of the candidates, has a very...
