by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
When I talked to CNBC on Wednesday, I was very critical of Trump and other Republicans for promoting protectionism, Keynesian monetary policy, and wasteful spending. Yes, I give Trump and the GOP credit for improvements in regulatory policy and tax policy. And I used...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
When writing about Bernie Sanders back in 2016, I put together a flowchart to identify different strains of statism. In part, I wanted to show that genuine socialists, with their advocacy of government ownership, central planning, and price controls, aren’t really the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Since I’m a policy economist, I rarely comment on political matters. But I am worried that the Democratic Party is veering too far to the left. Bernie Sanders, an out-of-the-closet socialist is leading the way, followed closely by other leading Democrats with...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Just last month, I wrote about Argentina’s grim economic outlook and criticized the supposed right-of-center President, Mauricio Macri, for failing to deliver any meaningful economic liberalization. And reform is desperately needed. According to Economic Freedom of...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
During his final days in office, I gave a thumbs-down assessment of Barack Obama’s presidency. Simply stated, he increased the burden of government during his tenure, and that led to anemic economic numbers. Now the economy seems to be doing a bit better, which is...
