by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2019 | Blogs
I wrote yesterday about the debate among leftists, which is partly a contest between Bernie Sanders-style socialists and Elizabeth Warren-style corporatists. Now let’s look at the debate on the right. There’s an ongoing argument over what it means to be conservative,...
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...
