by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Every time I’ve gone overseas in the past six months, I’ve been peppered with questions about Donald Trump. It doesn’t matter whether my speech was about tax reform, entitlements, fiscal crisis, or tax competition, most people wanted to know what I think about The...
by Dan Mitchell | May 1, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
In a column in today’s New York Times, Steven Rattner attacks Trump’s tax plan for being unrealistic. Since I also think the proposal isn’t very plausible, I’m not overly bothered by that message. However, Rattner tries to bolster his case by making very inaccurate...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 29, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
For three decades, I’ve been trying to convince politicians to adopt good policy. I give them theoretical reasons why it’s a good idea to have limited government. I share with them empirical evidence demonstrating the superiority of free markets over statism. And I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | May 12, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Among Republicans and conservatives, Ronald Reagan is widely revered as a great President. From their perspective, he was the candidate who actually made America great again. Fans of the Gipper tell us the economy rebounded, inflation was tamed, incomes rose,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 12, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
The long-term trend in China is positive. Economic reforms beginning in the late 1970s have helped lift hundreds of millions of people out of abject poverty. And thanks to decades of strong growth, living standards for ordinary Chinese citizens are far higher than...
