by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2026 | Blogs, Regulations
No, today’s column is not about Trump’s inane protectionism, which is definitely an example of economic illiteracy. It’s about another area where Trump is copying Joe Biden, channeling Elizabeth Warren, mind-melding with AOC, and acting...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2025 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by FEE on December 12, 2025. According to a new report from the New York Federal Reserve, Americans have accumulated over one trillion in credit card debt, an all-time high. It’s a record that would make financial advisor Dave Ramsey...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 28, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
The price system plays an essential role of making sure that entrepreneurs and business owners serve consumers. In the jargon of economists, the price system is an efficient way of allocating scare resources. Unfortunately, as Thomas Sowell has...
by Brian Garst | Apr 4, 2025 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Blaze on April 2, 2025. Good news rarely comes out of Capitol Hill, but last week’s Senate vote to reject a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal marked a welcome exception. Lawmakers blocked a plan to impose price...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 13, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
Over the past two days (here and here), I’ve castigated the Trump Administration for being economically illiterate on the issue of trade. In the interest of fairness, I should have pointed out that Biden also was a protectionist. So the...
