by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Supply Side, Taxation
In Part I of this series, I looked at Ronald Reagan’s reasonably successful track record on government spending (which could be characterized as fantastically successful when compared to other Republican presidents) and explained why we need...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 13, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
As a long-time admirer of President Reagan and his economic policies, I was very pleased to author a new study for the Club for Growth Foundation entitled Reaganomics for the 21st Century. In the report, I ask “Is it time for Reaganomics...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market
People who understand “public choice” are usually not very optimistic about the future of economic liberty. Simply stated, we recognize that politicians have an incentive to hook people on the “heroin of government dependency.” And that doesn’t end well. But I...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 10, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve written several times about the issue of the gender pay gap, mostly to point out that our friends on the left are wrong when they assert that there is pervasive and significant sex discrimination in wage levels. When debating this...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 9, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Immigration, Society
Back in early 2009, the Center for Freedom and Prosperity released this video to explain the universal recipe for growth and prosperity. The core message, if you want to skip the six-minute video, is that nations will become richer if they have a good mix of these...
