by Dan Mitchell | Feb 12, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
At the end of last year, I celebrated two years of libertarian progress in Argentina. Now, thanks to strong results for President Milei’s libertarian party in the October mid-term elections, I’ll hopefully have a column at the end of this year to...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 9, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Based on a CF&P video from back in 2010, as well a video from Johan Norberg I shared in 2016, there’s a lot to learn by looking at Swedish economic history. Here’s a more recent video that also looks at that nation’s economic track record. You’ll notice a similar...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 8, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
When trying to educate people about taxes, I often share this visual showing a taxpayer trying to figure out whether he should try to earn more income. The simple message is that a taxpayer is more likely to choose to earn more income if the tax rate on that...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
I’m not a fan of Spanish fiscal policy. The burden of government spending has significantly increased over the past two decades and debt levels have grown enormously. And others share my concerns about the country’s direction. A major problem is that...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, States
If asked to name the best policy development in recent years, the easy answer is Javier Milei’s rescue of Argentina. If asked the same question, but told to focus on the United States, there are two possible answers. The shift to school choice at the...
