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 17, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
Based on a study I authored for the Club for Growth Foundation, I’ve dedicated this week to a series about Reaganomics. Part I was about Reagan’s track record on spending and lessons for today.Part II was about Reagan’s track record on taxes...
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 | Nov 4, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
Other than believing in Israel’s right to self-defense (as I wrote back in 2010, “What would you do if you were an Israeli?”), I don’t have any special insights about the conflict in the Middle East. But I am willing to pontificate about economic policy in...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
At the risk of understatement, our friends on the left are fixated on equality. If they were talking about equality of opportunity, or equality before the law, that would be great. Unfortunately, they want equality of outcomes. Which...
