by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
Based on a study I authored for the Club for Growth Foundation, I’ve dedicated this week to a series about Reaganomics. Part I was about Reagan’s track record on spending and lessons for today.Part II was about Reagan’s track record on taxes...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 10, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
In economics, convergence theory is the common-sense observation that poor countries – in general – should grow faster than rich countries. But a general principle sometimes has exceptions, and that’s why I put together my anti-convergence club. If you...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market
People who understand “public choice” are usually not very optimistic about the future of economic liberty. Simply stated, we recognize that politicians have an incentive to hook people on the “heroin of government dependency.” And that doesn’t end well. But I...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
Other than believing in Israel’s right to self-defense (as I wrote back in 2010, “What would you do if you were an Israeli?”), I don’t have any special insights about the conflict in the Middle East. But I am willing to pontificate about economic policy in...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 30, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market
I wrote yesterday about new polling data showing support (or lack of support) for free markets in 34 nations. The headline result is that Poles are the most market-friendly people (followed by Americans). Russians, by contrast, are the most supportive of statism....
