by Dan Mitchell | Mar 5, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Not all leftists are alike. I speculated a couple of years ago that there were four types of statists and put them on a spectrum. I put “rational leftists” at one end. If you wanted to pick a nation that represents this mindset, think Sweden. Nice, civilized,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 21, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
One of my pet peeves is when people characterize Robin Hood as some sort of left-wing redistributionist. As I’ve explained, that’s utter nonsense. If you read the book or watch the movie starring Errol Flynn, Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham were the bad guys...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
In a strange way, I admire Bernie Sanders. He openly embraces big government. Back during the 2016 campaign, I frequently observed that the difference between the Vermont Senator and Hillary Clinton is that he wanted America to become Greece at a much faster rate....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 5, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I like sharing topical items around the 4th of July. In 2010, I contemplated the challenging issue of libertarians and patriotism. My view, for what it’s worth, is captured by this t-shirt. In 2011, I pondered research about the partisan implications of patriotism and...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
There was some genuinely good news in 2016, which is more than I can say for 2015 (my “best” development for that year was some polling data, followed by some small-ball tinkering). Though the good news for 2016 was mostly overseas. Here are the four things from...
