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 | Feb 28, 2015 | Blogs, Economics
What does World War I have to do with Obamanomics? There’s no real connection, of course, but it did give me an opportunity to present a good analogy. At a conference in London last week, I was discussing with some folks the state of the American economy and the role...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 7, 2014 | Blogs, Economics
Have you ever wondered why, in a hypothetical match-up, the American people would elect Ronald Reagan over Barack Obama in a landslide? And have you ever wondered why Americans rate Reagan as the best post-WWII President and put Obama in last place? There are probably...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 14, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
n previous posts, I’ve used data from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank to show how Obamanomics is leading to very weak results, particularly compared to the economic boom triggered by Reaganomics. So you can imagine how I was anxious to participate when U.S. News...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 26, 2012 | Blogs, Economic Growth
I’ve been a big critic of Obama’s policies on taxes, spending, regulation, and intervention, so you won’t be surprised that I argued on CNBC that his policies have made the economy worse. Here are two graphs, which I posted earlier this month, that make my point. The...
