The “Hoover did nothing and FDR saved us” fairy tale is the myth that refuses to die. Former Defense Secretary …
The Most Economically Free State Is…
by Dan Mitchell and reproduced with permission According to the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of North America, the most economically free jurisdiction …
Top 20% Gets 6x More Benefits from Student Debt Cancellation than Bottom 20%, New Study Finds
Student debt forgiveness would overwhelmingly benefit the most well off in America, new economic research shows. From Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
America Still Needs Reaganism
by Dan Mitchell I’m skeptical of “common-good capitalism” in the same way I’m suspicious about “nationalist conservatism” and “reform conservatism” (and …
Did China create the pandemic as a giant PsyOp? Does this Deep Dive into the online record reveal EVERYTHING?
This is a fascinating Twitter “thread”. I hope you can read it. The @nytimes article by @paulmozur is a smoking gun on the beginning …
Growth after World War II – Why the Keynesians were so very wrong
By Dan Mitchell Last week, I shared some data showing how the economy enjoyed a strong recovery from recession in the early 1920s …
Ranking Presidents: Was Woodrow Wilson the Worst of the Worst?
by Dan Mitchell I certainly don’t intend to do this for everyone who has made it to the White House, but …
In One Picture, Everything You Need to Know about Government
by Dan Mitchell Having written more than 5000 columns over the past ten-plus years, I’ve learned that policy analysis doesn’t “go viral.” But …
FDR’s New Deal made the Great Depression Worse Not Better
by Dan Mitchell In an interview with an economic organization from India last month, I discussed many of the economic issues associated with …
Environmentalists Don’t Want a Clean Economy – They Want a Communist Economy
An old joke is – environmentalists are watermelons: Green on the outside – red on the inside. Red – as …
Margaret Thatcher on Socialism: 20 of Her Best Quotes
This autumn will mark 30 years since Margaret Thatcher departed 10 Downing Street as the first woman and longest-serving British Prime Minister …
Ranking Economic Liberty in America States, Canadian Provinces, and Mexican States
How does your state stack up? My favorite publication from the Canada-based Fraser Institute is Economic Freedom of the World, which ranks …
Measuring the Impact of 20 Years of Socialism in Venezuela
by Dan Mitchell Fifty years ago, Venezuela was ranked #10 for economic liberty and enjoyed the highest living standards in Latin America Today, …
The federal government hoards so much land it doesn’t even know how much it has
It is well-known that the federal government has a spending problem, but it is less well-known that the government also …
Communism Humor
by Dan Mitchell Time to augment our growing collection of satire about the twin horrors of socialism and communism. Today, we’ll concentrate on …
A Great Moment in Local Government
by Dan Mitchell San Francisco used to be famous for cable cars. Now it’s getting well known for its “poop patrol” and maps …
Two signs we may be heading for economic ‘bloodbath.’ Are you prepared?
The American economy is booming, thanks to tax cuts and a halt to the Obama onslaught of regulations. But two …
A Tribute to Art Laffer
On June 19th, President Trump awarded economist Art Laffer, creator of the Laffer Curve made famous under President Reagan, the …
Cartoon – Tariff Man
It doesn’t seem so difficult to figure out. President Trump threatens tariffs and suddenly Mexico agrees to help stop the …
Understanding the Trade Deficit
by Dan Mitchell In January, I shared a short video about protectionism, which expanded on some analysis from a one-minute video from last year. Today, …
How the Left Misunderstands Free Markets
How did our nation go from having a high-growth economy in the 19th and early 20th centuries, to struggling in …
Margaret Thatcher On Redistribution of Wealth and the Failure of Socialism
The Iron Lady explains why Socialism won’t work. And can’t ever work.
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Which State Has the Best Tax System of All?
Yesterday, I wrote about the newest edition of Economic Freedom of the World, which is my favorite annual publication. Not …
The Second Social Security Crisis
If you did man-on-the-street interviews across America and asked people about Social Security, I suspect most of them would have …
The Chicken War of the 1960s led to higher-priced small trucks.
The other day my daughter, who is moving to Canada, and I were car-hunting at a Volkswagen dealership. During our …
An Amusing Examination of Socialism
I’m a big believer that some images do a great job of capturing an issue. The essential insight of supply-side economics. The …
Lessons from Europe on Welfare, Dependency, and Self-Reliance
America has a major dependency problem. In recent decades, there’s been a significant increase in the number of working-age adults …
Why Reagan Remains Highly Relevant Almost 30 Years Later
Have you noticed? Liberals are counseling conservatives to be “realistic” and no longer look to Ronald Reagan for answers to …
Which country has the same size economy as YOUR state?
Putting America’s enormous $19.4T economy into perspective by comparing US state GDPs to entire countries How important was international trade …
The Incomprehensible Horror of Venezuelan Socialism
It’s now a pattern. I’ll come across a soul-sapping story about terrible suffering caused by statism in Venezuela and I …