by Dan Mitchell | Feb 6, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
Back in the 1980s, I would get very agitated when folks made excuses for brutal communist regimes by asserting that the United States also did bad things. This “moral equivalence” argument is now being recycled by Donald Trump, who basically excuses Putin’s brutality...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 22, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I was sitting directly under a television in a Caribbean airport when Trump got inaugurated, so I inadvertently heard his speech. The bad news is that Trump didn’t say much about liberty or the Constitution. And, unlike Reagan, he certainly didn’t have much to say...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 21, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Because of what he’s said on entitlements, infrastructure, child care, and other issues, I’ve been skeptical about Donald Trump. But if recent headlines are true, I may develop a man crush. Here’s a story from The Hill. Donald Trump is ready to take an ax to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2017 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation, VAT
In the world of tax policy, there’s an intense debate about the “border-adjustable” provision that is part of the tax plan put forth by House Republicans, which basically would tax imports and exempt revenues generated by exports. It’s a bit wonky, but the simplest...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 7, 2017 | Blogs, Economics
For the next four years, I suspect I’m going to suffer a lot of whiplash as I yank myself back and forth, acting as both a critic and supporter of Donald Trump’s policy. This happened a lot during the campaign, as Trump would say very good things one day and then say...
