by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
In my humble opinion, Ronald Reagan was the only president in my lifetime who deserves praise for both believing in liberty and delivering good results. His sound policies help to explain why the economy boomed after his policies were implemented, which is in stark...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
I’m not a fan of the European Union, which has morphed from something good (a free-trade pact) to something bad (a pro-centralization, wannabe United States of Europe that exacerbates the continent’s tax-and-spend mentality). Indeed, that’s why I’m a huge fan of...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
At the risk of oversimplification and exaggeration, these six principles tell you everything you need to know about fiscal policy. For purposes of today’s column, let’s focus on Principle #3, which is that “Deficits and debt are symptoms of the underlying problem” of...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 3, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
One of America’s leading public intellectuals, Walter Williams, has passed away. In 2014, I shared a teaser for Suffer No Fools, a video biography of his life. To commemorate the life of this great man, here’s the full video. I first got to know Walter when I was a...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 24, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Most readers care about economic developments and economic comparisons involving the United States. Some readers also care about what’s happening in other major nations, such as China, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Relatively few readers, by...
