by Dan Mitchell | Mar 13, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Why does the United Kingdom have very foolish tax policies? Well, it does have remarkably clueless politicians. But let’s also put part of the blame on the country’s suicidally stupid voters. Consider this new polling data. Big majorities of Labour and...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 29, 2025 | Blogs, Free Market
Javier Milei’s economic agenda has been amazingly successful, which is hardly a surprise to people like me. But is his libertarian agenda politically successful? Was his 2023 election a quirk, driven by the total failure of Peronism? Or...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
This is Easter weekend, which means the world’s Christians will be focusing on the miracle of Jesus’ resurrection. Today’s column, however, is going to focus on a different kind of miracle. Trump’s blundering protectionism, according to new polling...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Big government and socialism are bad for prosperity, but are such policies nonetheless popular? Do people want a bigger welfare state? This great video from the Fraser Institute provides the answers (if you’re pressed for time, start watching at 4:15). And if you...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2024 | Blogs
Even though Trumpies and establishment Republicans don’t like each other, they both have the same reaction when I share my right-of-center Venn Diagram. They say that the American people would not support a modern-day version of Ronald Reagan. They either...
