by Dan Mitchell | Jun 17, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
I have done eight columns comparing Texas and California and five columns comparing Florida and New York. But maybe it is time to compare Florida and California? If I do, there’s no comparison, at least based on how people vote with their...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 4, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
I was sour about China’s economic prospects more than 10 years ago, and these remarks from earlier this year show that I still think China’s economy is being held back by too much government. The people who think of China was or is an economic superpower do not pay...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I have long argued that lower levels of government spending are good for prosperity. This is why I have praised presidents who actually cut spending (such as Harding and Coolidge) and also lauded presidents who restrained...
by Dan Mitchell | May 24, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
I have written very favorably about Hong Kong and I have also sung the praises of Singapore. But if you want to know which jurisdiction has a brighter future, it certainly seems like Singapore will be the long-run winner. The above video is a segment from my...
by Dan Mitchell | May 21, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
A few days ago, I shared a clip about capitalism and big business from a recent speech in Poland. Here’s something else I said, in this case about whether free markets can produce more prosperity for everyone. The answer, of course, is that capitalist societies...
