by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Competition, Economic Growth, Free Market
A new study from the University of Michigan Law School’s Empirical Legal Studies Center finds that it is more difficult today for politicians to impose excessive financial regulation because firms can migrate to jurisdictions with more pro-market policy. The...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 26, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Free Market
Here are a few interesting links to keep you informed about the fiscal crisis in Greece. Richard Rahn has a nice comparison in the Washington Times of Poland’s good policy and Greece’s profligacy....
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
Mark Steyn has a typically witty column that covers everything from the infamous Audi Superbowl commercial to the kid who was stopped by TSA for having Arabic-language flash cards. But he closes his piece with this powerful statement: …the difference between...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
Insanity is sometimes defined as doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. On this basis the Euro-statists are clinically over the edge. They keep centralizing more power in Brussels and then they complain that European economies...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 18, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth, Free Market
The White House recently released the Economic Report of the President. In a post at the White House blog, Christina Romer brags that the stimulus legislation was a big success. This Act is the great unsung hero of the past year. It has provided a tax cut to 95...
