by Dan Mitchell | Jul 7, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
My main problem with Hillary Clinton is that she not only supports the bloated and enervating welfare state that already exists, but she wants to make it even bigger. Indeed, there’s only a very small gap between her and crazy Bernie Sanders when you examine their...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 22, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
The American economy is in the doldrums. And has been for most this century thanks to bad policy under both Obama and Bush. So what’s needed to boost growth and create jobs? A new video from Learn Liberty, narrated by Professor Don Boudreaux (who also was the narrator...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 3, 2016 | Bailouts, Blogs, Health Care
At the risk of understatement, Obamacare is a mess. It’s been bad for taxpayers, bad for consumers, and bad for healthcare. It’s even been bad for some of the special interest groups that backed the legislation. The big insurance companies supported the law, for...
by Dan Mitchell | May 10, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
According to Economic Freedom of the World, there are five major factors that determine a nation’s economic performance. Here’s the recipe for growth and prosperity. Rule of law and property rights. Small government. Stable monetary policy. Reasonable regulatory...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 16, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on Medium on March 12, 2016. While accepting his award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars last month, The Big Short screenwriter and director Adam McKay warned, “If you don’t want big money to control government, don’t vote for candidates...
