by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2026 | Blogs, Taxation
Is it time to pack our belongings and head to Argentina, where Javier Milei is dramatically improving economic policy and cultural attitudes? I’m joking, but also not joking. The reason I’m not joking is that there’s a very depressing...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 25, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Back in 2009, there was strong and passionate opposition to Bush’s corrupt TARP scheme and Obama’s fake stimulus boondoggle – both of which had price tags of less than $1 trillion. Today, Biden has already squandered $1.9 trillion on his...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 19, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
While it’s good news for the country that Bernie Sanders has faded in the polls, there’s a dark lining to that silver cloud. For all his faults, Crazy Bernie at least was open and honest about his desire for socialism (unlike certain other candidates, who have...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 5, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I would like to think that the election results from Super Tuesday signify a rejection of the evil and destructive ideology of socialism. After all, despite promising the most handouts, Bernie Sanders was defeated in most states and quickly went from being the...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 26, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Last week, I shared a 24-question quiz that ostensibly determines whether you’re a communist. Though it might be just as accurate to ask one simple question: Do you have warm feelings about the Marxist dictatorship in Cuba? On that basis, Bernie Sanders fails. At...
