by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
When writing about Bernie Sanders back in 2016, I put together a flowchart to identify different strains of statism. In part, I wanted to show that genuine socialists, with their advocacy of government ownership, central planning, and price controls, aren’t really the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I wrote yesterday about the leadership race for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. The most important goal is to find a leader who will deliver a “clean Brexit,” but I also pointed out that it would be very desirable to select a Prime Minister who will...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 12, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
The Conservative Party in the United Kingdom is in the process of selecting a new leader to replace the disastrous Theresa May as Prime Minister. The most important goal for the Tories is to find someone who will deliver a clean Brexit and thereby extricate the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2019 | Blogs, Economics
Because they directly measure economic liberty, my favorite global rankings are Economic Freedom of the World and the Index of Economic Freedom. But I also like the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report and the Institute of Management...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
How do we measure the cost of Venezuelan socialism? Is it people eating household pets? Is it people dying of malnourishment? Is it women selling their bodies? Actually, it’s all of the above. And there’s plenty of additional evidence. All of which shows that more...
