by Dan Mitchell | May 23, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
Argentina has been an unfortunate member of the Anti-Convergence Club, having been featured once in 2018 and twice in 2023 (here and here). Today’s column will start by making Argentina a four-time member. As you can see from the chart (based...
by Dan Mitchell | May 22, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Republicans are going to saddle the country with a massive tax increase, and I’m not referring to Trump’s huge protectionist tax increase on American consumers and producers. Instead, I’m referring to my long-held view that a failure to...
by Dan Mitchell | May 18, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
I applaud profits. When entrepreneurs and companies earn money in a genuine free market, that’s a sign that they are providing value to customers. And the search for profit is a key driver of the innovation that makes us richer over time. Our...
by Dan Mitchell | May 8, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
When I debate with supporters of Trump’s protectionism, their most common talking point is that other nations take advantage of the United States because we allow their companies to sell goods and services without restriction. By contrast, they impose...
by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ve been critical of Trump’s record on government spending, particularly with regards to entitlements. But perhaps he’ll be better in his second term and there is a positive sign in his just-released budget for discretionary...
