by Dan Mitchell | Mar 20, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
I’ve shared Kite & Key videos about Social Security, comparative economics, free trade, the national debt, patriotism, and free markets. Here’s their video on the under-appreciated problem of permitting and red tape. This video is...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 13, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
Over the past two days (here and here), I’ve castigated the Trump Administration for being economically illiterate on the issue of trade. In the interest of fairness, I should have pointed out that Biden also was a protectionist. So the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 4, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
It is clear that Donald Trump’s worst policy is protectionism, but his silliest policy is more difficult to identify. Today, let’s consider two possible choices: Have the federal government borrow more money to create a “sovereign wealth fund.” Have the federal...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 8, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Environmental zealots and meddling politicians are undermining our quality of life. They have given us substandard toilets They have saddled us with inadequate washing machines They have forced us to use dribbling showers They have endangered us with dysfunctional gas...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2024 | Blogs, Health Care
There are a couple of CF&P videos (here and here) explaining how government intervention has messed up America’s healthcare system. And I gave a speech a few years ago that echoes those findings. Now here’s a video making similar points from Professor John...
