by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2025 | Blogs, Education, States
More than four years ago, I wrote about some very dubious leftist research that got lots of press attention. It was, in my not-so-humble-opinion, a clear case of media bias and journalistic malpractice. Let’s look at another example today....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
When I wrote about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a few months ago, here was my main takeaway. Mamdani is an AOC-style hard-core leftist who wants to travel in the wrong direction as far and as fast as Javier Milei is traveling...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 2, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Regular readers know I’m not a Trumpie. Some of his policies are terrible (protectionism), while others are irresponsible (punting on entitlements) or misguided (new tax loopholes). But I have to give credit where credit is due. Unlike every other Republican president...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 26, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve already shared four contestants for the counter-tweet of the year. Slapping down a leftist who wanted people to think freebies are the route to political success. Slapping down a leftist who wanted people to think capitalism is correlated with poverty. Slapping...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Even though it did not do much to slow the growth of federal spending in fiscal year 2026 and beyond, I was glad to see Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill get enacted. If nothing else, it saved the country from a big, automatic tax increase next year....
