by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Usually with regard to government-run health care, folks on the left commonly criticize the United States for being the “only country” that does not provide this or that handout from the government. That should not be a persuasive argument without first...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2023 | Blogs, Education
When CF&P released this video back in 2010, I never would have dreamed that a whole bunch of states (West Virginia, Arizona, Iowa, Utah, Arkansas, Florida, and Indiana) would adopt school choice about a dozen years later. So what triggered the sudden explosion of...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Last year, I shared some academic research showing that less military spending led to better economic performance. This should not come as a surprise. Every type of government spending necessarily causes harm by diverting resources from the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 25, 2023 | Blogs, Education
The case for school choice is simple and straightforward. Government schools receive record amounts of taxpayer money and do a relatively poor job of educating children. There are many reasons for the failure of government schools,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 24, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
I have written very favorably about Hong Kong and I have also sung the praises of Singapore. But if you want to know which jurisdiction has a brighter future, it certainly seems like Singapore will be the long-run winner. The above video is a segment from my...