by Dan Mitchell | Aug 17, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
When Crazy Bernie became a national political phenomenon back in 2015, I pointed out that the Vermont Senator isn’t actually a socialist. As I remarked in this brief interview with Melissa Francis, the technical definition of socialism involves government ownership...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2018 | Blogs, Free Market
With the possible exception of a few extreme environmentalists, everyone agrees that robust long-run growth is a key to a better society. An unprecedented jump in growth, for instance, is what enabled the western world to escape poverty, resulting in the famous...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2018 | Blogs, Trade
It’s no secret that I’m a critic of Trump’s protectionism. He doesn’t understand the benefits of trade, misinterprets trade data, and – to coin a phrase – he’s “making cronyism great again.” But, as shown in this interview, even I’m shocked that he’s “blaming the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 14, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
A few days ago, I shared some academic research investigating whether economic crises lead to more liberalization (Naomi Klein’s hypothesis) or more statism (Robert Higgs’ hypothesis). Given the dismal long-run outlook for the United States and most other developed...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Education
In June 2017, I shared an image and made the bold claim that it told us everything we needed to know about government. In July 2017, I shared a story and similarly asserted that it told us everything we needed to know about government. In that grand tradition of...
