by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
In recent months, I’ve written two very lengthy columns about the deterioration of Venezuela’s evil government. And I’ve also looked at long-run economic data to show how statism produces awful results for ordinary people. But I sometimes think anecdotes are the most...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 6, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society
When I explain to people how the government’s War on Drugs violates the rights of people to do dumb things to their own bodies, they intellectually understand but they’re usually not convinced. When I also explain why the Drug War causes additional crime and enriches...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2017 | Blogs, Crime, Society
It’s impossible to imagine the evil and/or the sickness that would lead a person to massacre strangers in a church. But it’s very easy to predict the political aftermath of such a tragedy. Folks on the left (some well-meaning, some not) immediately urge more gun...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 7, 2017 | Blogs, Crime, Society
While I focus on economic issues, particularly what’s happening with fiscal policy, I maintain my libertarian “cred” by periodically pointing out that victimless crimes should be legalized. Even if I don’t particularly like the activities. I don’t approve of drugs and...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 4, 2017 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Over the years, I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find intellectuals on the left who are willing to risk opprobrium from their ideological peers by acknowledging that gun control doesn’t make sense. In 2012, I shared some important observations from Jeffrey Goldberg,...
