by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
This tweet is short and sweet, but, as Polonius said in Hamlet, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” Since I’ve written several indictments of Cuba’s decrepit economic performance (see here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), I...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 4, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Socialism
There’s some amateur foreign-policy analysis in this video clip, but notice what I say about trends in Chinese economic policy. Today’s column is going to show that China’s economic improvement – indeed, its entire post World War II history – has a very simple...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2026 | Blogs
I’m going to start today’s column by acknowledging a mistake. Two days ago, as part of my Best and Worst News of 2025, I didn’t include Zohran Mamdani’s election as Mayor of New York City because I viewed him only as “a theoretical threat.” Yes, I knew he...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 23, 2025 | Blogs, Socialism
Earlier this year, in Part I of this series, I reviewed some research showing that Cuba’s economic misery is almost entirely the result of socialist policies. The U.S. embargo, by contrast, has had comparatively little effect. Today, in Part II, let’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I’ve written several articles about the failure of Cuban socialism (2024, 2022, 2021, 2019, and 2016). My leftist friends almost always respond by claiming that U.S.-imposed trade restrictions are the primary reason for Cuba’s terrible economy....
