by Dan Mitchell | Jun 12, 2016 | Blogs, Crime, Society
It’s happened again. A nut went to a gun-free zone and engaged in a mass killing. In this example, the perpetrator apparently was an Islamic fanatic upset about gay people. But let’s set aside the question of motive and ask the important question of why politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2016 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
When I was younger, my left-wing friends said conservatives unfairly attacked them for being unpatriotic and anti-American simply because they disagreed on how to deal with the Soviet Union. Now the shoe is on the other foot. Last decade, a Treasury Department...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 9, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
What’s the most important economic statistic to gauge a society’s prosperity? I often use per-capita economic output when comparing nations. But for ordinary people, what probably matters most is household income. And if you look at the median household income numbers...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 8, 2016 | Blogs
I’m not a fan of the War on Drugs, even though I’m personally very socially conservative on the use of drugs. Regardless of my individual preferences, I recognize that prohibition gives government the power to trample our rights, that it is borderline (if not...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 6, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
At the risk of oversimplifying, libertarians want to minimize the level of government coercion is society. That’s why we favor both economic liberty and personal liberty.Simply stated, you should have the right to control your own life and make your own decisions so...
