by Dan Mitchell | Jan 16, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
To put it mildly, Italy’s economy is moribund. There’s been almost no growth for the entire 21st century. Bad government policy deserves much of the blame. According to Economic Freedom of the World, Italy is ranked only 54th, the worst score in Western Europe other...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 15, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
We joked about communism yesterday, so let’s stick with the humor theme and make Trump today’s target. Months before the 2016 election, I shared a world-according-to-Trump map that had some very clever parts (I especially liked the portrayal of Eastern Europe and...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 14, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Since communism killed 100 million people over 100 years and still causes unimaginable misery in a few blighted nations today, part of me thinks we should always treat the topic in a somber fashion. But humor plays an important role in the world of politics. Reagan’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 13, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
Centralization of government power is generally a very bad idea. Schemes for “global governance” are the worst since they usually result in cartels for the benefit of uncompetitive nations. National policies are the second-worst, often producing one-size-fits-all...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 12, 2018 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I wrote two days ago about a jury correctly voting to acquit a Swiss banker who was being prosecuted (and persecuted) by the government. The jury presumably recognized that it’s not the responsibility of foreign national living in outside the U.S. to enforce our bad...
