by Dan Mitchell | Nov 22, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I’m not a fan of what is sometimes called the “European Project.” Yes, one of the original goals – free trade between European nations – was admirable and has generated significant benefits. But what started as a positive idea has morphed into a Brussels-based...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
Time for a confession. My left-wing friends are correct. I’m an idiot. Why? Because I’m an anti-tax libertarian, yet I keep writing favorably about a provision that will raise my taxes. I’m talking specifically about the provision, currently in both...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2017 | Blogs, Economics
When I write about the negative impact of statist policy, I focus on two types of nations. From the developed world, I highlight countries such as France, Greece, and Italy. And from the developing world, my favorite examples are places like Venezuela, Cuba, and North...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2017 | Blogs
It’s time to continue our series on the 100th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik revolution, which unleashed a century of brutal, deadly, and oppressive communism. But at least it’s a series that sort of has a happy ending. The Soviet Union collapsed and China is...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
The Great Depression was an unimaginably miserable period in American history. Income fell, unemployment rose, and misery was pervasive. But there was still room for political satire in the 1930s. Here’s a cartoon that I shared back in 2012. Based on the notations in...
