by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Nicolas Maduro was one of the worst dictators in the world. Between him an his socialist predecessor, Hugo Chavez, they turned the richest country in Latin America into a basket case. Living standards have collapsed. Millions of people have fled. Severe...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2026 | Blogs
I’m going to start today’s column by acknowledging a mistake. Two days ago, as part of my Best and Worst News of 2025, I didn’t include Zohran Mamdani’s election as Mayor of New York City because I viewed him only as “a theoretical threat.” Yes, I knew he...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2025 | Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
I wrote earlier this month about pervasive corruption and fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid program. Now that the issue has become big national news (I first started writing about Medicaid scams more than 12 years ago), let’s take a more detailed look...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2025 | Blogs, Constitution
I’m a big fan of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I like the restrictions on government power that are being enforced, and I like the restrictions on government power that I wish were being enforced. And I think we have to be very vigilant against...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Featured, Trade
I don’t agree with Donald Trump’s view that trade deficits are bad. Why? Because I understand that a trade deficit is merely the flip side of a capital surplus. In other words, when foreigners earn dollars, they often think investing in the...
