by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy
At the risk of understatement, big government has a dismal track record of imposing higher costs on the private sector, both directly and indirectly. Which is why this cartoon definitely belongs in my mock-government...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2022 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Some of my Republican friends get irked when I point out that President Biden should not be blamed for surging prices. As I explained in March, we should instead blame the Federal Reserve for inflation. Moreover, the Fed’s big mistake started in...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 12, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
Even though I recently praised him for his support of transportation deregulation, Jimmy Carter is widely considered to be a failed, one-term president. Most people think his reelection prospects were doomed because of high inflation. I suspect, however, that he...
by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Here are some of America’s main economic problems. Painful inflation caused by bad monetary policy by the government.Excessive spending and debt caused by bad fiscal policy by the government.Rising prices and waste caused by bad health...
by Dan Mitchell | May 7, 2022 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
Back in 2015, I explained to Neil Cavuto that easy money creates the conditions for a boom-bust cycle. It’s now 2022 and my argument is even more relevant. That’s because the Federal Reserve panicked at the start of the pandemic and dumped a massive amount of...
