by Dan Mitchell | Dec 1, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
It’s very hard to give Joe Biden a good grade for economic policy after examining issues such as subsidies, inflation, protectionism, household income, fiscal policy, red tape, employment, and poverty. So I was surprised last...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 25, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
Bidenomics is unpopular for the simple reason that prices have been rising faster than incomes have been rising. And when people are sinking – or even if they are treading water – that is a recipe for dissatisfaction. Yet people like Paul...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, States
When I’ve written about Freedom in the 50 States (as I did in 2016, 2019, and 2022), it seems that Florida and New Hampshire routinely get the best scores. Well, the same is true for the latest edition. As you can see from this map, New...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 16, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Monetary Policy
When Reagan campaigned for the White House, his economic plan was based on four pillars. I wrote a study about those policies for the Club for Growth Foundation and I wanted to answer two questions. First, was Reaganomics successful? Second, should...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 15, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
This week is focusing on Reaganomics, both to learn what happened in the 1980s and to determine whether similar policies are needed today. I’m citing a paper I wrote for the Club for Growth Foundation. In Part I, we reviewed Reagan’s successful record...
