by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m going to break tradition. Normally, I use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to explain how the Pilgrims almost starved to death because they initially used a socialist system for farming, but then began to prosper once the colony shifted to a property rights-based...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2020 | Blogs, Education
One month ago, I wrote that expanded school choice might be a silver lining to the dark cloud of corornavirus. This issue is getting more heated, as this Reason video explains. When I’ve written in the past about the issue of school choice, I’ve focused on...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2020 | Blogs, Education
The coronavirus has been horrible news, most obviously because of death and suffering. But the disease has also wreaked havoc with the economy and given politicians an excuse to push counterproductive policies. But if you want to find a silver lining to that dark...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
Yesterday, I shared some research showing how misguided redistribution policies lead to high implicit marginal tax rates that discourage work. Then I was interviewed about a very tangible example of this phenomenon – jobless benefits that give people more money than...
by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2020 | Blogs, Society
Back in March, I explained that the coronavirus pandemic showed why it’s so valuable for people to have the right of gun ownership. Let’s revisit the topic and we’ll start with the bad news. As illustrated by this Reason video, Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to...
