by Dan Mitchell | Jan 7, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
My favorite publication from the Canada-based Fraser Institute is Economic Freedom of the World, which ranks nations based on economic liberty. I religiously write about each year’s report (starting back in 2011), and I also cite the data dozens of time each year when...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Just as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, there are some consistent patterns with government. Politicians, for instance, will enact a policy that distorts the economy and causes damage (with regards to trade, bailouts, guns, health, whatever). And...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
When I want to explain that excessive government shortens lifespans, I’m going to have a new and powerful argument thanks to the Trump Administration’s misguided efforts to restrict vaping. The issue is very simple. Some people want nicotine. If vaping products are...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Minimum Wage
As I discuss in this recent interview, a higher minimum wage is a terrible idea if we care about facts and evidence (and also want to help poor people). In the interview, I mentioned that minimum wage mandates aren’t good news for workers who lose their jobs. One of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2020 | Blogs, Taxation
I want more people to become rich. That’s why I support free markets. But a few already-rich people say such silly things that I wonder whether a big bank account somehow can lead to a loss of common sense. For background information on this issue, there’s...
