by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2026 | Blogs, Economics
Today’s column is about Argentina, but it’s not going to be about Javier Milei or the libertarian changes (here, here, and here) he has made since becoming president in December 2023. Instead, we’re going to focus on how Argentina became an...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
I’m not a fan of Spanish fiscal policy. The burden of government spending has significantly increased over the past two decades and debt levels have grown enormously. And others share my concerns about the country’s direction. A major problem is that...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
Back in 2011, I speculated about which nation would be the next debt domino. I even wondered if it might be the United States. Now I look at the chart I shared and think those were “the good ol’ days.” Why? Because all of those nations today (other than Ireland)...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 16, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
When contemplating which nation will be the next to suffer a fiscal crisis, Italy has traditionally been on everyone’s watch list. Including mine. But now there’s a lot of attention on France, and with good reason. And I think many people...
by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Just a few months ago, I wrote about Germany’s fiscal decay. Over the past eight years, government spending has grown much faster than the private sector, thus violating the Golden Rule of fiscal policy. Given the shift to bad policy in Germany, I...
