by Dan Mitchell | Aug 5, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
In my libertarian fantasies, we dramatically shrink the size of the federal government and return to pre-1913 policy by getting rid of the income tax. But if I’m forced to be at least vaguely realistic, the second-best option is scrapping the current tax code and...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2019 | Blogs, Economics
I periodically mock the New York Times when editors, reporters, and columnists engage in sloppy and biased analysis. Claiming Medicaid cuts in a piece that shows rising outlays for the program. Asserting that government schools are “starved of funding” when taxpayer...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 3, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Back in 2014, I shared two videos – one narrated by Deirdre McCloskey and the other narrated by Don Boudreaux – explaining how the world went from near-universal poverty to mass prosperity (at least in the nations that embraced free markets and the rule of law)....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 29, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Keynesian
Earlier this month, I commented on a Wall Street Journal report that expressed puzzlement about some sub-par economic numbers in America even though politicians were spending a lot more money. I used the opportunity to explain that this shouldn’t be a mystery....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2019 | Blogs, Trade
As I explained last year, Trump is right and wrong about China and trade. He’s correct that China doesn’t play fair, but he mistakenly fixates on the trade deficit rather than going after China’s subsidies and cronyism. And, as I note in this brief interview from...
