by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
Based on economic policy, was Richard Nixon America’s worst president? Or was it Herbert Hoover? How about Lyndon Johnson? And let’s not forget Woodrow Wilson. Those are all plausible options, but there’s a strong case to be made that Franklin...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
The 1930s arguably was America’s worst decade for economic policy and economic results. Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt both increased the burden of government and the net result was a decade-long depression. The...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 17, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Government Spending
I’ve written about President Warren Harding’s under-appreciated economic policies. He restored economic prosperity in the 1920s by slashing tax rates and reducing the burden of government spending. I’ve also written many...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
In my lifetime, the only good president has been Ronald Reagan, whose policies restored America’s economy and led to the end of the Soviet Union’s evil empire. But if we look at the past 100 years, Calvin Coolidge might rank even higher. Amity...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2021 | Blogs, Economics
There are several false narratives about economic history, involving topics ranging from the recent financial crisis to 19th-century sweatshops. But probably the biggest falsehood, as explained in this video by Prof. Lee Ohanian, is...
