by Dan Mitchell | Jan 11, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, States, Taxation
In my efforts to promote economic liberty, I usually focus on real-world evidence. Sometimes this means looking at one policy (Norway’s wealth tax, for instance) and examining what happened (lots of rich people moving to Switzerland). But often it means looking...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2025 | Blogs
I mocked economists yesterday. To be more specific, I eviscerated 108 leftist economists who signed a letter warning that Javier Milei’s libertarian agenda would be bad for Argentina. They now look like idiots given that country’s amazing turnaround....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 9, 2025 | Argentina, Latin American Liberty Project
Es muy fácil burlarse de los economistas. Miremos a los supuestamente prestigiosos académicos de tendencia izquierdista que, en 2021, aseguraron que la agenda de Biden no era inflacionaria. Corriendo el riesgo de ser demasiado suave, terminaron con el rostro lleno de...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 9, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
It’s easy to mock economists. Consider the supposedly prestigious left-leaning academics who asserted in 2021 that Biden’s agenda was not inflationary. At the risk of understatement, they wound up with egg on their faces.* Today, we’re going to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 8, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Environmental zealots and meddling politicians are undermining our quality of life. They have given us substandard toilets They have saddled us with inadequate washing machines They have forced us to use dribbling showers They have endangered us with dysfunctional gas...