by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
I worry about public policy in the United States. It’s gotten worse in recent decades and I worry it will get worse in the future. But there are not many better alternatives. A few small countries allow more economic liberty, such as Singapore and...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2024 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
At the risk of understatement, I don’t admire very many politicians. Among leaders who have passed away, I obviously was a fan of Thatcher and Reagan. Among those still alive, my obvious favorite is Javier Milei of...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
When I wrote about long-run policy lessons from the pandemic, I mostly focused on the incompetence of the bureaucrats at the FDA and CDC. I also wrote that Sweden had a very sensible approach. Politicians did not...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2023 | Blogs, Trade
I narrated this video in 2019, hoping that it would help people understand why free trade is good and protectionism is bad. Sadly, American politicians don’t appreciate that message. Trump was a protectionist and Biden has followed the same...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Since I’m a big fan of spending caps in Switzerland and Colorado, I’m always on the lookout for research and analysis about fiscal rules. For instance, there are pro-spending-cap studies from left-leaning bureaucracies such as the...
