by Dan Mitchell | Nov 10, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Socialism
The amazing reforms in Argentina are the big story in Latin America. Javier Milei’s libertarian agenda is rescuing an economy that was mired in long-run stagnation because of Peronism, so it’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2025 | Blogs, Economics
My intense support for Javier Milei is not because I care deeply about Argentina (though it is a very nice country and I want it to prosper). Instead, as I explain in this one-minute clip, I’m mostly hoping Milei’s economic and political success will encourage other...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 2, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
About two months ago, I wrote that the United Kingdom needed to copy Javier Milei and dramatically reduce the burden of government spending. The immediate goal should be to reverse the post-pandemic spending surge of the Johnson and...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 24, 2025 | Blogs, Taxation
Economic analysis of taxation is fairly simple and straightforward: The more you tax of something, the less you get of it. Yes, you want to focus on marginal tax rates, and yes, you want to look at “double taxation” to get effective marginal tax rates. If...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 19, 2025 | Blogs, Economics
Back in 2022, I wrote a column about how major central banks had caused prices to spike by engaging in reckless monetary policy. I included charts showing massive expansions of central bank balance sheets by the U.S. Federal Reserve,...
