There are plenty of cheerleaders for a bigger welfare state.
Daily Analysis
If the “Cost of Thriving” Is Going Up, It’s Because Government Is Getting Bigger
Why is more government a good idea when the sectors where we already have lots of government perform worst?
Perverse Love for Cuba from Bernie Sanders
There are many problems with fawning claims about Cuba’s performance.
More Red Tape = More Corruption
World Bank confirms more power for government means more corruption by government.
The Gun Control IQ Test, Part II
Criminals prefer unarmed victims.
Because Trump’s Winning on the Economy, He’s “Losing” on the Trade Deficit
No need to be upset about trade balances.
How Radical Is Bernie Sanders?
Is he a radical? Crazy? A Marxist? A democratic socialist? A socialist democrat? Some combination of all those options?
The VAT Anchor on Japan’s Economy
Japan’s politicians didn’t learn from their mistake.
In a Single Graph, Everything You Need to Know about Third-Party Payer
It shouldn’t be a surprise that we have ever-rising costs and lots of bureaucracy.
Michael Bloomberg, Housing Finance, Race, and the 2008 Crisis
He gets a lot right about the housing crisis, but left out something important.