by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
Since I wrote yesterday about Ukraine’s terrible economic policy, fairness requires that I make the same points about Russia’s similarly dirigiste system. We’ll start with Russia’s scores from the latest edition of Economic Freedom of the World. Not...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 2, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Regarding Russia’s reprehensible attack on Ukraine, I’ve written three columns. Russian oligarchs don’t deserve much sympathy because they got their riches through cronyism rather than capitalism.Western nations should weaken Putin by...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 17, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Government Spending
I’ve written about President Warren Harding’s under-appreciated economic policies. He restored economic prosperity in the 1920s by slashing tax rates and reducing the burden of government spending. I’ve also written many...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 9, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Having addressed Biden’s track record on subsidies, inflation, protectionism, household income, and fiscal policy, let’s finish our series by reviewing the president’s record on regulatory issues. The first place to start is the Federal Register, which is Uncle Sam’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 7, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
As part of my ongoing efforts to show that free enterprise produces better results than statism, I often use data on per-capita economic output – especially when comparing nations over long periods of time. And I’ll sometimes build upon those...
