by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Featured
Given my complete and utter disdain for socialism, I’m obviously a big fan of this discussion between Rand Paul and John Stossel. In the video, Paul and Stossel draw a distinction between market-friendly welfare states in Scandinavia and genuinely socialist nations...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 6, 2020 | Blogs, Featured, Taxation
On election day, most people focus on the big-ticket partisan battles, such as this year’s contest between Trump and Biden. Let’s not forget, though, that there are sometimes very important referendum battles at the state (or even local) level. In 2019, I was very...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 4, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Featured, Supply Side, Tax Competition, Taxation
Yesterday’s column featured some of Milton Friedman’s wisdom from 50 years ago on how a high level of societal capital (work ethic, spirit of self-reliance, etc) is needed if we want to limit government. Today, let’s look at what he said back then about that era’s...
by Brian Garst | Sep 28, 2020 | Featured, Publications
The Renewable Fuel Standard and Its Challenges [Download PDF] September 2020 By Brian Garst Calling it a matter of national and economic security, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that included creation of the Renewable Fuel Standard...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 17, 2020 | Blogs, Featured, Taxation
Every single economic school of thought agrees with the proposition that investment is a key factor in driving wages and growth. Even foolish concepts such as socialism and Marxism acknowledge this relationship, though they want the government to be in charge of...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2020 | Blogs, Education, Featured
I’m a huge fan of school choice. Simply stated, private schools deliver far superior results for children compared to costly and bureaucratic government schools. Moreover, given the way minorities are poorly served by the status quo, school choice should be the civil...
