by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
When I give speeches about Trump’s protectionism, the most-common question I get is about the impact on jobs (it’s a net job destroyer). In the past month or two, however, I’m getting more questions about protectionism and inflation....
by Dan Mitchell | May 23, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
Argentina has been an unfortunate member of the Anti-Convergence Club, having been featured once in 2018 and twice in 2023 (here and here). Today’s column will start by making Argentina a four-time member. As you can see from the chart (based...
by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Switzerland is a role model (the freest nation, the most-sensible nation, etc) and France is suffering from statism (biggest spending burden, confiscatory taxes, etc). As such, nobody should be surprised to learn that...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 28, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
The price system plays an essential role of making sure that entrepreneurs and business owners serve consumers. In the jargon of economists, the price system is an efficient way of allocating scare resources. Unfortunately, as Thomas Sowell has...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
I first started writing about the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual report about red tape back in 2010. The newest edition was just released, so let’s take a depressing look at America’s regulatory burden. We’ll start with the chart showing...
