by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2025 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
I have been very critical of the Federal Reserve. For a long time. The central bank has give us more than one hundred years of boom-and-bust monetary policy. And to make matters worse, the booms are false and the busts are real. Yet no...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
This is Easter weekend, which means the world’s Christians will be focusing on the miracle of Jesus’ resurrection. Today’s column, however, is going to focus on a different kind of miracle. Trump’s blundering protectionism, according to new polling...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
I’m a fan of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) because we desperately need spending restraint. I’ve even offered a few suggestions of how to save money. Federalism OECD subsidies Government media Air traffic control Redistribution Time will...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
When I spoke earlier this year at the Universidad de Libertad in Mexico City, I explained why Trump’s trade policy is mistaken (confirmed on “Liberation Day“). But I acknowledged near the end that there might be some exceptions to free trade....
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
Based entirely on his profound illiteracy about trade balances (explained Tuesday and Wednesday), President Trump has unilaterally imposed one of the largest tax increases in American history. Rather than engage in lengthy analysis, all of which would...
