by Dan Mitchell | Sep 26, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
The people of Iran are protesting against their tyrannical government. The trigger for the anger and unrest is the murderous brutality of the nation’s so-called Morality Police. I can’t help but wonder, though, whether there’s also national discontent because...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 24, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I strongly supported Brexit in part because I wanted the United Kingdom to have both the leeway and the incentive to adopt pro-market policies. Imagine my disappointment, then, when subsequent Conservative Prime Ministers did nothing...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I’ve written many columns about the migration from high-tax states to low-tax states. The obvious takeaway is that people want to move to places where they can keep more of their money. And if they don’t have...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 22, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Europe, Free Market
I wrote just yesterday about Europe lagging behind the United States, and that’s in addition to many similar columns over the past year. But let’s not forget that Europe is also the cradle of classical liberalism, and that...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 21, 2022 | Blogs, Europe
Many people are stunned by the data I shared early last year showing that ordinary people in the United States tend to be much richer than their peers in advanced European nations. Here’s some more evidence, courtesy of the Manhattan Institute’s Chris...
