by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2024 | Blogs
Argentina’s economy suffered a dramatic decline from 1946-2023 because of statist policy. The economy became such a disaster that voters shocked the world in late 2023 by choosing Javier Milei, a hard-core libertarian, to be their next...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
The new Human Freedom Index has been released and – just like last year – the “sensible nation” of Switzerland wins the gold medal as the jurisdiction with the highest level of economic and personal freedom. Here are the world’s 20-freest...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
Some people say the Laffer Curve is the economic version of Goldilocks. But instead of being a story about whether the porridge is too hot, too cold, or just right, it’s a story about whether tax rates are too high, too low, or just right. But I’ve never...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2024 | Blogs, Health Care
There are a couple of CF&P videos (here and here) explaining how government intervention has messed up America’s healthcare system. And I gave a speech a few years ago that echoes those findings. Now here’s a video making similar points from Professor John...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 15, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market
Every previous column in this series (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, and Part VI) has featured a video. I’m going to break that pattern today and instead start with this profoundly important tweet. The first part of the tweet...
