by Dan Mitchell | Feb 21, 2026 | Blogs, Trade
I’m not disappointed in the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Trump’s preposterous and destructive trade taxes. That was the right decision and I want to call it a libertarian legal victory. But I’m not as happy as I would like to be...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2025 | Blogs, Constitution
I’m a big fan of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I like the restrictions on government power that are being enforced, and I like the restrictions on government power that I wish were being enforced. And I think we have to be very vigilant against...
by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
Trump’s “Liberation Day” tax increase on trade has been very bad news for the economy, causing considerable havoc in financial markets and imposing big costs on American businesses. The president claimed he had the power to unilaterally impose those tax increases (and...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2023 | Blogs
Given his state’s awful fiscal policy, I generally don’t have anything nice to say about Gavin Newsom, California Governor. And I don’t like his proposal to amend the Constitution to weaken gun rights, which is our topic for today. But I give him credit for...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 5, 2022 | Blogs, Constitution
Yesterday’s column was about the referendum for a new leftist constitution in Chile. Fortunately, Chilean voters overwhelmingly rejected that awful plan (a surprisingly positive outcome since those same voters were foolish enough to vote for a leftist...
