by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Education, Welfare and Entitlements
Time for the annual “best and worst” column, which has been a long-standing tradition (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, etc). We actually saw some major good news in 2023. Here are my top 3 developments. President Milei in Argentina – The most...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
I sometimes joke about living in a libertarian fantasy world, maybe even a libertarian nation with a libertarian anthem. Amazingly, that is basically what Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, is trying to create. At least the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2023 | Blogs, Free Market, Trade
As I wrote just two days ago, the establishment media often alternates between bias and inaccuracy. An example from earlier this year is when the press referred to Javier Milei, a presidential candidate in Argentina, as a “Mini-Trump.” That was an...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 26, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
Writing about the economic tragedy of Argentina, I’ve explained that one major problem is inflation, thanks to that country’s version of “modern monetary theory.” This is not a trivial problem. Here’s a chart, from a recent...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I wrote yesterday about the huge problems facing Argentina’s new libertarian president. Javier Milei appears to be fully aware of what is needed to rejuvenate his nation, and is also being very honest about what will be required. But also...
