by Dan Mitchell | Oct 23, 2017 | Blogs, Free Market
Most politicians are feckless creatures driven by their insecurities to say anything and everything in hopes of getting elected. And, once in power, they will do or say anything and everything in hopes of getting reelected. “Public choice” theory explains how these...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 10, 2017 | Blogs, Free Market
I wrote last September that New Zealand is the unsung success story of the world. No, it doesn’t rank above Hong Kong and Singapore, which routinely rank as the two jurisdictions with the most economic liberty. But it deserves praise for rising so far and fast...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 21, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
When writing a few days ago about the newly updated numbers from Economic Freedom of the World, I mentioned in passing that New Zealand deserves praise “for big reforms in the right direction.” And when I say big reforms, this isn’t exaggeration or puffery. Back in...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
The Congressional Budget Office has just released the update to its Economic and Budget Outlook. There are several things from this new report that probably deserve commentary, including a new estimate that unemployment will “remain above 8 percent until 2014.” This...
by CF&P | Feb 22, 2011 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 22, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Video Uses International Examples to Show that Limiting the Growth of Government Spending Is the Best Fiscal Policy...
