by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Building on Part I, we’ll start Part II of this series by recycling this 2025 discussion I had with John Stossel. When sharing that video last year, I included a list of companies that Trump had partly nationalized. I was horrified that five corporations now were now...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 11, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Trade
As an economist, I don’t like protectionism because higher taxes on trade make an economy less efficient, which means less growth and prosperity (as described in the first four columns – here, here, here, and here – of this series)....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 7, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy
Nearly 10 years ago, before he first got elected, I shared a cartoon that captured my concern about Trump being a big-government Republican. Sort of like Nixon. I was right to be concerned. Not only was he a big spender in his first term...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 11, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
In this new interview with John Stossel, I explained that cronyism and socialism are bad, while creative destruction is good. The discussion focuses on Trump’s troubling desire to have partial government ownership of various companies. I’ve already written...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 23, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
When Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic nomination in the New York City Mayor’s race, many Republicans warned that his plan for government-run grocery stores was socialism. Since Mamdani wasn’t threatening (at least not yet) to shut down...
