by Dan Mitchell | May 21, 2025 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by FEE on May 16, 2025. It hardly sounds like a compliment to be described as “Hillbilly Antitrust,” but Gail Slater—now heading the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division—has embraced the label with characteristic bluntness. But there may be...
by Dan Mitchell | May 20, 2025 | Blogs, Education
I’ve written about school choice in Canada, Sweden, Chile, the Netherlands, and Denmark (as well as the shift toward choice in several American states), but I’ve never seen any sort of global ranking. But now I have. I’m at...
by Dan Mitchell | May 19, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Back in 2017, I created my Fourth Theorem of Government in hopes of convincing timid Republicans that it would be politically beneficial to reduce the burden of government. My example was Ronald Reagan, who did things that seemed politically unpopular, such...
by Dan Mitchell | May 18, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
I applaud profits. When entrepreneurs and companies earn money in a genuine free market, that’s a sign that they are providing value to customers. And the search for profit is a key driver of the innovation that makes us richer over time. Our...
by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Whenever anyone starts griping about government debt, I tell them they’re right. But I also tell that debt is just a symptom and that the real problem is an ever-growing burden of government spending. Moreover, I warn them that fixating on red ink...
