by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
Economic freedom has been declining in the United States in recent decades. But it’s also been declining in Western Europe over the same period. It’s almost as if politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are having a race to see who can do the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 9, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Just as trend lines are important for fiscal policy, they are perhaps even more important when looking at economic performance. Even small difference in annual growth rates, for instance, can lead to big changes in prosperity within...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Not everyone has appreciated my efforts to promote economic liberty over the past 40 years. The most common attack is “you don’t care about the poor” even though I’m pushing for the only economic system that has a track record of successfully...
by Dan Mitchell | May 20, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
A big problem for Joe Biden, as I’ve repeatedly noted, is that families are on an economic treadmill. Simply stated, inflation has been climbing as fast (or sometimes faster) than wages. That’s not a recipe to make a politician popular. Now...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Whenever I’m part of a debate about the merits of free markets, I ask my leftist opponent to respond to my never-answered question. Cite an example, I beg them, of big government producing prosperity. Inevitably, that person either dodges the question or...
