by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
I wrote earlier this month about the shocking first-place finish by a libertarian in Argentina’s presidential primary. Today, let’s take a close look at what is arguably Javier Milei’s most radical proposal, which is to eliminate his country’s central bank...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 28, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
After eight years of being head of the International Monetary Fund, where she seemingly specialized in pushing for bailouts, bigger government, and higher taxes (conveniently, her lavish salary was tax exempt), Christine Lagarde was...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2023 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
I have an old-fashioned belief that it’s important to be truthful when analyzing public policy. I criticize Republicans when they’re wrong and I criticize Democrats when they’re wrong. And I also praise politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2023 | Blogs, Europe
Earlier this month, I mocked CNN for a nonsensical tweet about inflation. The network said there was no consensus about the cause of inflation even though it is glaringly obvious that the Federal Reserve’s bad monetary...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Monetary Policy
I periodically write columns about “most ___ tweets.” Here are some recent examples. The Most Half-Right Tweet of 2023The Most Laughable Tweet of 2022The Most Enjoyable Tweet of 2022The Most Painful (for Our Leftist Friends) Tweet of 2021The Most Morally...
