by Dan Mitchell | Jul 23, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market
As part of his campaign to expand the size and scope of the federal government (and to justify his advocacy of class-warfare taxation), President Obama has been asserting that all of us benefit from government spending. It’s why he now echoes Elizabeth Warren’s claim...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation
Being a libertarian, I’m used to disappointment. So when something actually goes according to plan, I get very happy. On that basis, I should be utterly and deliriously overjoyed about my endorsement of Francois Hollande to be President of France. I wanted him to...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs
Haiti may be the poorest nation in the Americas. Cuba may have the dictator with the longest lifespan. But Venezuela arguably has the worst government. Not the clownish dictator, Hugo Chavez, is trying to repeal the laws of economics. How’s that working out for him?...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
After reading a story about economic liberalization in Cuba, I wondered (somewhat tongue in cheek) whether we should trade Obama for Castro. I also blogged about the former socialist president of Brazil, who seemed to have more sense than Obama because he recognized...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 5, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Hugo Chavez is a palpably evil thug, and he confirms this status with a new proposal to issue cards that almost certainly will be used to ration food. Left-wing despots claim that their policies put “people above profits,” but they never can explain why people...
