by Dan Mitchell | Aug 14, 2024 | Chile, Latin American Liberty Project, Venezuela
He elogiado repetidamente las reformas promercado de Chile y condenado el giro hacia el socialismo de Venezuela. Pero incluso si se ha perdido esos argumentos, este gráfico de la base de datos Maddison le dice todo lo que necesita saber. En pocas palabras, las...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2024 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I’m lucky to be an American, where there is a 1st Amendment that protects free speech. And, unlike some other parts of the Constitution, the courts have done a decent job of protecting that right. The people of the United Kingdom are not so fortunate, as...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 12, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
In Part I of this series, I groused that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both very irresponsible about Social Security. Instead of proposing good reforms (or even bad reforms!), they want to kick the can down the road and pretend the problem doesn’t exist. Even...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Ten days ago, I wrote about the need to reform Social Security, citing the program’s terrible finances. Here’s a new video from Kite & Key showing the risks of doing nothing. Sadly, doing nothing is exactly what both Donald...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 10, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Why do politicians such as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris show no interest in fixing Social Security and other entitlement programs? The answer is “public choice.” They are focused on maximizing votes and power in the short run...
