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...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 30, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
The death tax presumably is the most destructive tax on a per-dollar-collected basis, but I suspect the capital gains tax is in second place. Like the death tax, the capital gains tax is pure double taxation, thus exacerbating the tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 29, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
Unless you’re a policy wonk, I realize “exciting” may not be the right word to describe new developments in public-finance economics. For nerds, however, three economists at the Joint Committee on Taxation have some important new research on the Laffer...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 28, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Every year or so, I share data showing that a European-sized welfare state requires massive tax increases on lower-income and middle-class household. Let’s add another to the list. Here’s a chart comparing tax burdens on middle-class Americans and middle-class people...
