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...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
Narratives matter in public policy, often in an unfortunate manner. People used to believe (and some still do) that the Great Depression was caused by capitalism and that President Roosevelt’s interventions rescued the economy. Those...
