by Dan Mitchell | Mar 11, 2020 | Blogs, Free Market
Brexit was a battle over whether the United Kingdom would: Be a component part of the European Union Be a self-governing democracy Now that British voters have chosen the second option, there’s a secondary debate about what path to choose. Many Brexit supporters hope...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 10, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
I’m not a big fan of paternalism because of my libertarian belief that people should be free to govern their own lives. That’s true even if they make choices that I think are foolish. Needless to say, many politicians don’t share this laissez-faire perspective. But...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 9, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Since libertarians are motivated by the non-aggression principle, it’s easy to understand why they support the capitalist system of voluntary exchange rather than alternative systems based on government coercion. But there are some who think markets are immoral, and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 7, 2020 | Blogs, States
Last year, I said the nation’s most important referendum was the proposal to emasculate Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (I was delighted when voters said no to the pro-spending lobbies and preserved TABOR). This year’s most important referendum is taking place in...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve been in Panama with some friends for the past two weeks, in part to enjoy warm sunshine. But I’m also here because I wanted to research possible options in case the United States somehow wound up with a hard-core leftist in the White House. With “Crazy Bernie”...
