by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
What’s the most depressing chart in the world? If you believe in limited government and you’re looking back in time, this example or this example are good candidates. But if we’re looking into the future, this chart from a new study by...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2022 | Blogs
In the make-believe country of Libertaria, there is no such thing as Social Security or any other type of government-mandated retirement policy. In the real world, however, most nations have created “pay-as-you-go” retirement schemes based on taxing...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 27, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
My original intent today was to write about Hungary’s economic policy, presumably focusing on the country’s sometimes good and sometimes bad tax policies. Why Hungary? Because I’m in Budapest for the next stop on the Free Market Road...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2022 | Blogs, Uncategorized
One can be against war with Russia, against Ukrainian membership in NATO, and even be skeptical about NATO’s continued existence, but still cheer for Ukraine as it defends itself from Putin’s aggression. There are even some peaceful steps that the...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 2, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
It’s impossible to predict when another pandemic will strike. But there’s one future crisis that we already know about, and I recently spoke about that issue to the Liberty International World Conference in Medellin. At first, I wasn’t planning to share this...
