by Dan Mitchell | Feb 8, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
When trying to educate people about taxes, I often share this visual showing a taxpayer trying to figure out whether he should try to earn more income. The simple message is that a taxpayer is more likely to choose to earn more income if the tax rate on that...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
I’m not a fan of Spanish fiscal policy. The burden of government spending has significantly increased over the past two decades and debt levels have grown enormously. And others share my concerns about the country’s direction. A major problem is that...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, States
If asked to name the best policy development in recent years, the easy answer is Javier Milei’s rescue of Argentina. If asked the same question, but told to focus on the United States, there are two possible answers. The shift to school choice at the...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 3, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
Donald Trump, who describes himself as “Tariff Man,” recently wrote a column in defense of his protectionist trade policy for the Wall Street Journal. After reading the column, my first thought was that Trump was trying to show he is more economically...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 1, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
Peter Navarro was an “environmental activist” Democrat who ran for office several times in the 1990s on a “no-growth platform” in California. He’s still against growth today, but he now works for Donald Trump and is a big supporter of the President’s...
