by Dan Mitchell | Sep 2, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
If people are criticizing the Federal Reserve, it’s overwhelmingly likely that they are focused on the central bank’s poor conduct of monetary policy. And there’s plenty to criticize, as documented in this video featuring Professor George Selgin. I also have a video,...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2012 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve done a few comparisons of economic performance under Reagan and Obama, sometimes using the interactive data from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank. And I’ve done a few TV interviews on the same subject. But something was very different in this interview...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
It’s not often that I read something by Paul Krugman and think, “Good point, I hope he’s correct.” After all, I had to correct Krugman’s inaccurate analysis of Estonia, and also point out the errors in what he wrote about the United Kingdom. And I also noted mistakes...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Even though I’ve already made clear that I am less-than-overwhelmed by the thought of Mitt Romney in the White House, I worry that people will become to think I’m a GOP toady. That’s because I’ve been spending a lot of time providing favorable analysis and commentary...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 12, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
In previous posts, I put together tutorials on the Laffer Curve, tax competition, and the economics of government spending. Today, we’re going to look at the issue of tax reform. The focus will be the flat tax, but this analysis applies equally to national sales tax...
